Veterinarians; authorize licensed veterinary technicians to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 31 and Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of rabies and veterinarians and veterinary technicians, respectively, so as to authorize licensed veterinary technicians under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals required by this state to be inoculated against rabies; to update terminology and make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 20, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has been passed by both the House and Senate, indicating it is now in its final form before becoming law. The document version number was changed to show the amended status, but no substantive policy changes, such as new rules, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were identified in the provided text.
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The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', and the document version identifier was changed from 'LC 60 0304' to 'LC 60 0304/AP' to reflect its legislative progress.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Mar 19, 2026
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 455
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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