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SB 898: Practice of Veterinary Medicine

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Practice of Veterinary Medicine; Revising the definition of the term “responsible supervision”; requiring the Board of Veterinary Medicine to adopt rules to regulate the profession and practice of veterinary technology; requiring any person desiring licensure as a veterinary technician or technologist to apply to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to take a licensure examination; authorizing a licensed veterinary technician or licensed veterinary technologist to perform specified veterinary technology services under the responsible supervision of a licensed veterinarian; prohibiting a person from misleading the public that she or he is licensed as a veterinary technician, or veterinary technologist without holding such license, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/4/2025 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/19/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced

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  • SB 898, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2025 at 2:41 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 900 Fees/Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Technologist Rodriguez Linked Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1336 Public Records/Licensed Veterinary Technicians Rodriguez Linked Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    H 767 Practice of Veterinary Medicine Temple Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 769 Pub Rec./Practice of Veterinary Medicine Temple Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    474.201 Purpose. Page 2 (pdf)
    474.202 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    474.203 Exemptions. Page 8 (pdf)
    474.208 Page 3 (pdf)
    474.213 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 6 (pdf)
    828.30 Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets. Page 7 (pdf)

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