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SB 56Veterinary licensing.

Status: Signed into law
Latest action: 2026-02-24 — Signed by the Governor
Primary sponsor: Jean Leising (Republican)

AGENCIES; Professional Licensing Agency (PLA)
ANIMALS; Generally
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; Generally
VETERINARIANS

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Jean Leising (Republican) · authorprimary

SGSusan Glick · authorprimary

Shelli Yoder (Democratic) · authorprimary

Blake Doriot (Republican) · coauthor

Gary Byrne (Republican) · coauthor

Mark Spencer (Democratic) · coauthor

JTJames Tomes · coauthor

Brett Clark (Republican) · coauthor

Daryl Schmitt (Republican) · coauthor

Ron Alting (Republican) · coauthor

Spencer Deery (Republican) · coauthor

Vaneta Becker (Republican) · coauthor

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July 1, 2026In effect
- amendsIC 25-38.1-3-5
- amendsIC 25-38.1-3-8

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Versions

Introduced Senate Bill (S)Dec 8, 2025
Senate Bill (H)Dec 9, 2025
Senate Bill (S)Feb 5, 2026
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)Feb 12, 2026

Legislative history

Feb 24, 2026
Public Law 9
Feb 24, 2026
Signed by the Governor
Feb 19, 2026
Signed by the President of the Senate
Feb 18, 2026
Signed by the Speaker
Feb 12, 2026
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Feb 11, 2026
Returned to the Senate without amendments
Feb 10, 2026
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 235: yeas 94, nays 1
Feb 10, 2026
Representative Novak R added as cosponsor
Feb 9, 2026
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Feb 5, 2026
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Feb 5, 2026
Representative Smith H added as cosponsor
Jan 20, 2026
First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Jan 12, 2026
Referred to the House
Jan 12, 2026
Senators Alting, Deery, Becker added as coauthors
Jan 8, 2026
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
Jan 6, 2026
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 49, nays 0
Jan 6, 2026
House sponsor: Representative Baird
Jan 5, 2026
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Dec 10, 2025
Senators Doriot, Byrne, Spencer, Tomes, Clark added as coauthors
Dec 10, 2025
Senator Yoder added as third author

Official sources

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Version 3PDF

Fiscal Note: SB0056.04.ENRH.FN001PDF

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