Bill Summary

SB 796 Veterinary Medicine (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Bradley  CS Sponsors: Regulated Industries
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Summary
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
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committees of reference
   S Regulated Industries
   S Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
» S Rules
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Actions
12/09/25
SENATE
Filed
12/16/25
SENATE
Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
01/05/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Regulated Industries, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 412 K
01/12/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Regulated Industries; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/14/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/14/26
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
01/30/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 K
02/04/26
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/05/26
SENATE
Now in Rules
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bill text & filed amendments
0796
Filed on 12/09/25
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Amendment 497168 DE
Bradley
Filed on 01/09/26
Replaced by CS
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0796C1
Filed on 01/14/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
474.201
474.202
474.2021
474.203
474.2126
828.3
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