Rabies clinics; animal vaccination and microchip services.
Summary
Rabies clinics; animal vaccination and microchip services. Allows rabies clinics approved by local health departments and governing bodies to offer microchipping and additional animal health vaccines at the discretion of the licensed veterinarian or veterinarians participating in the clinic. The bill requires any licensed veterinarian who administers animal health vaccinations at the clinic to provide the owner or custodian of an animal a vaccination record for each vaccinated animal and ensure that a licensed veterinary establishment retains a copy of each vaccination record. The bill allows licensed veterinary technicians to administer animal health vaccines at a rabies clinic under the immediate and direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian on the premises unless otherwise provided by regulations. The bill requires local health departments to submit a report to the Department of Health no later than December 31 of each year that includes (i) the number and location of rabies clinics approved and (ii) the number and type of vaccinations administered, the number of microchips administered, and the number of veterinarians and veterinary technicians in attendance at each clinic to determine the type of service utilized.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB412ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
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