SB 883 Missouri Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Creates provisions relating to veterinary professionals

SB 883 is a newly prefilled bill (2025-12-01) that creates "provisions relating to livestock reproductive specialists," but the official abstract provides no specific details about what these provisions entail. The bill has been referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee for review (2026-01-08), indicating it likely relates to regulations or standards for professionals in livestock breeding. Without further description in the abstract or context, the specific mechanisms, who would be affected, or concrete policy changes cannot be determined. This summary is limited by the lack of substantive details in the provided bill information.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2026

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5533S.01I - Introduced → Senate Committee Substitute - Committee Version · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly expanded from a narrow focus on 'livestock reproductive specialists' to a comprehensive framework for licensing various veterinary professionals, including veterinary technicians, assistants, and allied health workers. The scope of repealed statutes increased from four sections to over thirty, and the bill now includes forty new sections to regulate a broader range of veterinary care roles.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from regulating only livestock reproductive specialists to covering the licensing and regulation of a wide array of veterinary professionals, including veterinary technicians, certified veterinary assistants, and allied health professionals.

SCOPE

The bill's purpose changed from repealing four specific sections to repealing over thirty sections and enacting forty new sections to regulate multiple veterinary professions.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added for 'AAVSB', 'Accredited program in veterinary technology', 'Allied professionals', 'Bovine embryo transfer', 'Bovine reproductive professional', 'Certified veterinary assistant', and 'Veterinary technologist'.

The original definition for 'Livestock reproductive specialist' was removed and replaced with broader categories like 'Bovine reproductive professional' and 'Certified veterinary assistant'.

The definition of 'Animal' was modified to remove the exclusion of ratite birds (ostriches and emus) and aquatic products.

The definition of 'Animal chiropractic' was updated to clarify that it does not require supervision by a licensed veterinarian for diagnosis, surgery, or medication administration.

The definition of 'ECFVG certificate' was updated to require that the holder possess a doctor of veterinary medicine degree or equivalent.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were established for 'Allied professionals' to work under the immediate supervision of a licensed veterinarian unless excluded by board rule.

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Committee

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

SCS Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee (5533S.07C)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Hearing Conducted S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

upper

Dec 1, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors