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| Bill | Veterinarians; authorize licensed veterinary technicians to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 31 and Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of rabies and veterinarians and veterinary technicians, respectively, so as to authorize licensed veterinary technicians under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals required by this state to be inoculated against rabies; to update terminology and make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1408 | Georgia HB 1408 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1408 (2025_26) — Veterinarians; authorize licensed veterinary technicians to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 31 and Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of rabies and veterinarians and veterinary technicians, respectively, so as to authorize licensed veterinary technicians under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals required by this state to be inoculated against rabies; to update terminology and make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Senate Vote #756 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 50–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #603 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 170–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-20 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-24 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-25 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-25 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-04 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-03-06 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-12 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-16 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-03-19 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-19 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-11 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-11 Act 455
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/36991018-1e93-4ed9-b61b-00e81e3658e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).