CA AB516 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on October 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 371, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on October 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 371, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 4840 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.
Title
Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants: scope of practice.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-03 - Assembly - AB 516 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 77 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-02 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB516 Kalra et al. By Cortese (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-09 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-01 - Assembly - AB 516 Kalra Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-02 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB516 Kalra et al. By Cortese (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-09 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-01 - Assembly - AB 516 Kalra Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 371, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-06 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-09 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2876.). |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-02 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2413.). |
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-05-01 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1386.) |
| 2025-04-24 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-02-24 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on B. & P. |
| 2025-02-11 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. |
| 2025-02-10 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Professions Code | 4840 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
