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CS/SB 796: Veterinary Medicine

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Bradley

Veterinary Medicine; Citing this act as the “Veterinary Workforce Innovation Act”; increasing the amount of time for which prescriptions based solely on a veterinary telehealth evaluation may be issued for certain drugs; providing requirements for veterinary professional associates to receive certificates of registration from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; requiring the department to make a list of veterinary professional associate registrants publicly available on its website; authorizing the department to rescind the registration of a veterinary professional associate under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2027
Last Action: 2/4/2026 Senate - Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
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
12/9/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
1/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/12/2026 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/4/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0