SB 56 IN
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Summary
Provides that the board of veterinary medicine may issue a license or registration to a qualified applicant without an examination if the qualified applicant: (1) satisfies the requirements for reciprocity of health care professionals; and (2) otherwise meets the requirements to become a licensed veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician.
Sponsors (4)
- Jean Leising Republican · author
- Susan Glick Republican · author
- Shelli Yoder Democratic · author
- Beau Baird Republican · sponsor
11 coauthors / cosponsors
- Blake Doriot Republican · coauthor
- Gary Byrne Republican · coauthor
- Mark Spencer Democratic · coauthor
- James Tomes Republican · coauthor
- Brett Clark Republican · coauthor
- Daryl Schmitt Republican · coauthor
- Ron Alting Republican · coauthor
- Spencer Deery Republican · coauthor
- Vaneta Becker Republican · coauthor
- Hunter Smith Republican · cosponsor
- Randy Novak Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (24)
- Dec 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture · upper
- Dec 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Leising · upper
- Dec 9, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
- Dec 10, 2025 Senator Yoder added as third author · upper
- Dec 10, 2025 Senator Glick added as second author · upper
- Dec 10, 2025 Senators Doriot, Byrne, Spencer, Tomes, Clark added as coauthors · upper
- Jan 5, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Jan 6, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
- Jan 6, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Baird · upper
- Jan 8, 2026 Senator Schmitt added as coauthor · upper
- Jan 12, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
- Jan 12, 2026 Senators Alting, Deery, Becker added as coauthors · upper
- Jan 20, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Representative Smith H added as cosponsor · lower
- Feb 9, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Representative Novak R added as cosponsor · lower
- Feb 11, 2026 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 235: yeas 94, nays 1 · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Feb 24, 2026 Public Law 9 · upper
Subjects
AGENCIES; Professional Licensing Agency (PLA)ANIMALS; GenerallyBOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; GenerallyVETERINARIANS
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