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May 13, 2024 HB 24-1048
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-0363
Rep. McCormick; Martinez
Sen. Ginal; Pelton B.
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
May 13, 2024
Signed into Law
Clayton Mayfield | 303-866-5851
clayton.mayfield@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: PROVIDING VETERINARY SERVICES THROUGH TELEHEALTH
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill establishes a framework for the delivery of veterinary services through
telemedicine and requires the Department of Regulatory Agencies to promulgate rules.
The bill minimally increases state workload for FY 2024-25.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the enacted bill, which was recommended by the Water
Resources and Agriculture Review Committee.
Summary of Legislation
The bill establishes a framework for the delivery of veterinary services through telemedicine. The
Board of Veterinary Medicine in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) is authorized to
promulgate rules regarding the use of telemedicine to provide veterinary services. Additionally,
the bill requires a person to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Colorado in order to
practice veterinary telemedicine.
Comparable Crime Analysis
Legislative Council Staff is required to include certain information in the fiscal note for any bill
that creates a new crime, changes the classification of an existing crime, or creates a new factual
basis for an existing crime. The following section outlines crimes that are comparable to the
offense in this bill and discusses assumptions on future rates of criminal convictions resulting
from the bill.
Prior conviction data and assumptions. This bill creates a new factual basis for the existing
offense of unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine, a class 2 misdemeanor, by adding
unauthorized use of telemedicine. From FY 2020-21 to FY 2022-23, two offenders have been
sentenced and convicted for unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine. Based on the low Page 2
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number of yearly convictions for this existing crime, the fiscal note assumes that there will be
minimal or no additional criminal case filings or convictions for this offense under the bill.
Because the bill is not expected to have a tangible impact on criminal justice-related revenue or
expenditures at the state or local levels, these potential impacts are not discussed further in this
fiscal note. Visit leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes for more information about criminal justice costs in
fiscal notes.
State Expenditures
The bill minimally increases workload in DORA for FY 2024-25 to promulgate any necessary rules
concerning veterinary telemedicine, and to conduct outreach and education. This increase is
absorbable within existing resources, and no change in appropriations is required.
Effective Date
The bill was signed into law by the Governor on April 19, 2024, and takes effect August 7, 2024,
assuming no referendum petition is filed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Regulatory Agencies
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.