CS/CS/SB 796: Veterinary Medicine

GENERAL BILL by Rules, Regulated Industries, Bradley; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jones

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/4/2026 12:32 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 805 (c1) by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Veterinary Medicine Last Action: 2/18/2026 S Received	Similar
  H 607 (c1) by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Industries and Professional Activities Last Action: 1/14/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee	Compare
  H 871 by Blanco Practice of Veterinary Medicine Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)	Compare
  S 1382 by Martin Practice of Veterinary Medicine Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced	Compare

• Citations - Statute (6)

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  474.201	Purpose.	Page 2 (pdf)
  474.202	Definitions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  474.2021	Veterinary telehealth.	Page 3 (pdf)
  474.203	Exemptions.	Page 6 (pdf)
  474.2126		Page 7 (pdf)
  828.30	Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats, and ferrets.	Page 9 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/9/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  1/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  1/12/2026	S	• CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/14/2026	S	• 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	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/4/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
  2/5/2026	S	• Now in Rules
  2/26/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/3/2026	S	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 1
  3/4/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  3/6/2026	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading