CA AB 516
enactedRegistered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants: scope of practice.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 516 pass?
Yes. CA AB 516 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-06): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 371, Statutes of 2025.
What is CA AB 516 about?
Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, establishes the California Veterinary Medical Board to license and regulate the practice of veterinary medicine. Existing law authorizes registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants to perform animal health care services prescribed by law under the supervision of a veterinarian, and authorizes registered veterinary technicians to perform animal health care services on animals impounded by a state, county, city, or city and county agency pursuant to an order of a veterinarian. This bill would instead authorize registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants to perform animal health care services not otherwise prohibited by law under the supervision of a veterinarian, and would authorize both registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants to perform animal health care services not otherwise prohibited by law on animals housed in public or private animal shelters, humane societies, or societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals pursuant to an order of a veterinarian. The bill would also authorize a registered veterinary technician to perform dental care procedures, including tooth extractions, under the supervision of a veterinarian.
Who sponsors CA AB 516?
Kalra is the primary sponsor of CA AB 516, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, establishes the California Veterinary Medical Board to license and regulate the practice of veterinary medicine. Existing law authorizes registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants to perform animal health care services prescribed by law under the supervision of a veterinarian, and authorizes registered veterinary technicians to perform animal health care services on animals impounded by a state, county, city, or city and county agency pursuant to an order of a veterinarian. This bill would instead authorize registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants to perform animal health care services not otherwise prohibited by law under the supervision of a veterinarian, and would authorize both registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants to perform animal health care services not otherwise prohibited by law on animals housed in public or private animal shelters, humane societies, or societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals pursuant to an order of a veterinarian. The bill would also authorize a registered veterinary technician to perform dental care procedures, including tooth extractions, under the supervision of a veterinarian.
- Introduced
- 2025-06-16
- Latest action
- 2025-10-06 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 371, Statutes of 2025.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Kalraauthor
- Pattersoncoauthor
- Cortesecoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-10-06
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 371, Statutes of 2025.
became-law
2025-10-06
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2025-09-09
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2025-09-03
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2876.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-02
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-02
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2413.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-06-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-06-23
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-06-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-06-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-05-14
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
referral-committee
2025-05-01
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-01
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1386.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-04-24
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2025-04-23
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-02-24
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2025-02-11
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2025-02-10
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2025-04-01 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Haney: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Chen: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Krell: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bains: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Flora: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: other
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2025-04-23 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Hart: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Dixon: yes
AB 516 Kalra Consent Calendar Second Day
2025-05-01 · pass · 76-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Bains: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Solache: yes
- Krell: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Lee: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Flora: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Soria: yes
- Patel: yes
- Haney: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Davies: yes
- Berman: yes
- McKinnor: other
- Papan: other
- Chen: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-06-09 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Grayson: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Niello: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Choi: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Weber Pierson: other
- Menjivar: other
- Smallwood-Cuevas: other
3rd Reading AB516 Kalra et al. By Cortese
2025-09-02 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Laird: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Jones: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Choi: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Becker: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Niello: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grove: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Stern: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
AB 516 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-03 · pass · 77-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Pacheco: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lee: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Berman: yes
- Davies: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bains: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Krell: yes
- Chen: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Addis: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Haney: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Solache: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Patel: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hart: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Ward: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Soria: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ta: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Papan: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Fong: yes
- Flora: other
- Alvarez: other
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