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type: "Bill"
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title: "Veterinary medicine: California Veterinary Medical Board."
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description: "(1) Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, establishes the California Veterinary Medical Board, until January 1, 2026, within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of veterinarians, veterinarian technicians, and the practice of veterinary medicine. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes the board to appoint a person exempt from civil service as an executive officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in them. Existing law establishes the membership of the board, including 4 licensed veterinarians, 1 registered veterinary technician, and 3 public members. Existing law makes a violation of the act a crime."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20252026"
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identifier: "AB 1502"
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citation: "California AB 1502 (20252026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CaliforniaVeterinaryMedicalBoard", "Veterinarymedicine"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Berman"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2025-02-24"
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last_action: "2025-10-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2df5c680-1648-4b0d-991e-fcb72539b68e"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502"
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source_hash: "9ab0bbfd12179a3eb495c2b7074aa17140b3e95f85e89446a76de589db82fad5"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 1502 (20252026) — Veterinary medicine: California Veterinary Medical Board.
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(1) Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, establishes the California Veterinary Medical Board, until January 1, 2026, within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of veterinarians, veterinarian technicians, and the practice of veterinary medicine. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes the board to appoint a person exempt from civil service as an executive officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in them. Existing law establishes the membership of the board, including 4 licensed veterinarians, 1 registered veterinary technician, and 3 public members. Existing law makes a violation of the act a crime.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/24/25 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502&version=20250AB150299INT)
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2. **04/23/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502&version=20250AB150298AMD)
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3. **04/30/25 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502&version=20250AB150297AMD)
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4. **06/25/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502&version=20250AB150296AMD)
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5. **07/01/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502&version=20250AB150295AMD)
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6. **09/03/25 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502&version=20250AB150294AMD)
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7. **10/01/25 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502&version=20250AB150292CHP)
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8. **AB1502** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502)
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9. **09/12/25 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1502&version=20250AB150293ENR)
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## Votes
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 1502 Berman Assembly Third Reading — **76–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading AB1502 Berman By Ashby — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- AB 1502 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **75–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass. — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Berman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-24** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
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- **2025-03-13** Referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-24** Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-29** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 29). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-30** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-05-01** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-14** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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- **2025-05-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-21** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)
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- **2025-05-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 23). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-27** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-06-02** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1892.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-11** Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-30** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 30). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2025-07-01** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-18** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-29** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-08-29** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-09-03** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-09-04** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-09-09** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2702.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2025-09-09** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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- **2025-09-10** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3242.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-09-22** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
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- **2025-10-01** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-10-01** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 195, Statutes of 2025. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2df5c680-1648-4b0d-991e-fcb72539b68e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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