Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB394: Veterinary Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to veterinarians.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
0 Veterinary Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to veterinarians. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends provisions regarding veterinarian licenses. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 58-28-302 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 339 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 58-28-302 is amended to read: 58-28-302 . License qualifications. (1) Every applicant for a license to practice veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry shall: (a) pass an examination approved by the board on the theory and practice of the science of veterinary medicine, surgery, dentistry, and other subjects determined by the board, knowledge of which is generally required of veterinarians; (b) (i) graduate from a veterinary college accredited by the AVMA; or (ii) obtain a certificate issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates issued by the AVMA; (c) (i) have practiced under the supervision of a veterinarian licensed to practice in this state for a period of at least six months at least 1,000 hours ; (ii) have participated in veterinary investigational, educational, or sanitary control work of a nature and duration as to be the equivalent of …
Sponsors
- Norman Thurston (R, 62) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (March 6, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2026): 67 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Business, Veterinary Care, Health and Human Services, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Agriculture & Food, Animals
Common questions
- What is HB394?
- HB394 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Veterinary Amendments.
- What does HB394 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to veterinarians.
- What is the status of HB394?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB394?
- Norman Thurston (R, 62), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB394?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0394.html
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