SB 331 VA

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Board of Veterinary Medicine; traineeships. Expands eligibility for veterinary traineeship programs to include (i) graduates of an American Veterinary Medical Association-accredited college of veterinary medicine who have not yet passed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE); and (ii) registrants in the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) program who have taken and received a passing score on the NAVLE and have completed all steps of the ECFVG program except for the clinical proficiency examination.

• Danica A. Roem Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100749D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB331) · upper
5. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
6. Jan 30, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
7. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
8. Feb 5, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
9. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107057D-S1 · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
14. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
15. Feb 9, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
16. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB331) · upper
19. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
20. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
21. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
22. Feb 16, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
23. Feb 19, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
24. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) · lower
25. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
26. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · lower
27. Feb 27, 2026 Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 Enrolled · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB331ER) · upper
30. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB331) · upper
31. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
32. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by President · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0344) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
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• Enrolled · PDF
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• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
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• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
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• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
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• Introduced · PDF
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