republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-212.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to rabies vaccinations.	Amend KRS 258.005 to define "veterinarian" and "veterinary technician"; amend KRS 258.015 to authorize a Kentucky-licensed veterinary technician to vaccinate a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies; require that a Kentucky-licensed veterinary technician authorized to vaccinate a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies be under the direct supervision of a veterinarian that is located on the premises of the facility.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2026RS	HB 212	Kentucky HB 212 (2026RS)	bill	Agriculture Diseases Pets And Service Animals Public Health Veterinarians	enacted	C. Freeland D. Grossberg S. Witten V. Grossl	3	20	2	2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00	2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/bf5fa2e8-62c3-4fcd-9d27-2c6922372970	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb212.html	4b9f2d2bcd57206a8d5c10ae35362fa5c676b6a204f5e072c273e625ad1283e4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky HB 212 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to rabies vaccinations.

Amend KRS 258.005 to define "veterinarian" and "veterinary technician"; amend KRS 258.015 to authorize a Kentucky-licensed veterinary technician to vaccinate a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies; require that a Kentucky-licensed veterinary technician authorized to vaccinate a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies be under the direct supervision of a veterinarian that is located on the premises of the facility.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 104 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Pass — 92–0 (pass) · lower
• CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 212 — 38–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• C. Freeland — primary (person)
• D. Grossberg — primary (person)
• S. Witten — primary (person)
• V. Grossl — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
• 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Agriculture (H) referral-committee
• 2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00 reassigned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
• 2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 06 2026
• 2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 92-0 passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 to Agriculture (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar committee-passage
• 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill reading-2
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 38-0 passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 104) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bf5fa2e8-62c3-4fcd-9d27-2c6922372970. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).