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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to rabies vaccinations."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 212"
citation: "Kentucky HB 212 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Diseases", "Pets And Service Animals", "Public Health", "Veterinarians"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Freeland", "D. Grossberg", "S. Witten", "V. Grossl"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf5fa2e8-62c3-4fcd-9d27-2c6922372970"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb212.html"
source_hash: "4b9f2d2bcd57206a8d5c10ae35362fa5c676b6a204f5e072c273e625ad1283e4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb212/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 104** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0104.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb212/bill.pdf)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf5fa2e8-62c3-4fcd-9d27-2c6922372970`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).