Practice of Veterinary Medicine
Summary
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.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action Jun 16, 2025
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Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Maria Rodriguez
RRepublican
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