License and registration renewal: continuing education.

Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, establishes the California Veterinary Medical Board, until January 1, 2030, within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure of veterinarians, the registration of veterinarian technicians, and the general regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine. Existing law requires the board to issue a renewed veterinarian license or renewed veterinary technician registration to an applicant who completes a minimum number of hours of continuing education. Existing law permits a portion of this continuing education to be completed either as self study or by providing pro bono spay or neuter services for specified agencies. This bill would recast those provisions to, instead, specify that both the self study and the pro bono spay or neuter services may be used to satisfy those requirements.

Voted 6/30/2026View source

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Docket history

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6/30/2026Approved by the Governor.
6/30/2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 42, Statutes of 2026.
6/24/2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
6/18/2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
6/18/2026In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
6/16/2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
6/15/2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
6/1/2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
5/20/2026Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
5/7/2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4967.)