# Kentucky SB 69: AN ACT relating to allied animal health professional licenses. Kentucky SB 69, AN ACT relating to allied animal health professional licenses., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Robin L. Webb (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 87)) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB69-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 69 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to allied animal health professional licenses. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-03-25, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 87) - Sponsor: Robin L. Webb (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Administrative Regulations and Proceedings, Licensing, Occupations and Professions, Veterinarians, Animals, Livestock, and Poultry, Boards and Commissions, Horses and Horse Racing - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (124 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Animal facilities face manager and closure rules: cost, medium. Facility applications must name a responsible party and a manager with an active Kentucky license in good standing. Veterinary facilities need a veterinarian manager; allied animal health facilities need a licensed allied animal health professional manager. Both parties are accountable for operatio… - Animal care facilities must register: mixed, medium. Existing fixed and mobile veterinary and allied animal health facilities had to register by June 30, 2025. Initial registration costs at least $200; filings by that date cost $100, and renewal fees cannot exceed program costs. After that date, new facilities cannot open until the board accepts thei… - Horse dental providers face practice limits: mixed, medium. Licensed equine dental providers may perform only eight procedures under indirect veterinary supervision. These are removing sharp enamel points, small overgrowths, and above-gum tartar; profiling first cheek teeth; reducing incisors; and three extraction types. Extractions cover loose baby teeth,… - New licenses for animal care providers: mixed, medium. Kentucky licenses allied animal health professionals, with separate licenses for animal chiropractic and equine dentistry. Applicants must meet application, fee, character, fingerprint-check, approved education or foreign-equivalency, and any required exam standards. Animal chiropractors also need… - Animal owners get updated record rights: mixed, low. Animal patient records must stay readily available for five years after the last encounter. Clients own their records and must receive them within seven calendar days of a proper request, sooner when the animal’s condition requires. Reasonable copying and staff-time fees are allowed, but records fo… - Animal facilities get voluntary compliance checks: mixed, low. Facilities must be offered self-inspection and may request board advice or a voluntary inspection. The board may charge for in-person consultations and inspections. Voluntary checks do not trigger notices to comply or notices of violation for deficiencies. However, significant violations affecting… - Animal providers face license renewal rules: mixed, low. Allied animal health professionals get a 60-day renewal grace period, with renewal and late fees. After that, licenses expire and practice must stop; reinstatement requires an application and renewal, late, and reinstatement fees. Reinstatement applications within five years of expiration need no e… - Experienced animal providers get licensing pathway: mixed, low. The board can create a temporary path that substitutes work experience for required education. Applicants need 12 months of Kentucky residency immediately before applying and recommendations from two Kentucky-licensed veterinarians. They must document at least 10 years of animal chiropractic work o… - Animal control agencies gain drug access: mixed, low. The board may certify qualified animal control agencies to apply for federal controlled-drug registration after an application and fee. Approved drugs cover euthanasia or related sedation of agency-owned animals, plus specified emergency care for injured, sick, or abandoned animals. Agencies must p… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robin L. Webb (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason Howell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-14 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 88 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-03-25: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 87) - 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 3rd reading, passed 88-0 (House) - 2025-03-14: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2025-03-14: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-13: floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed (House) - 2025-03-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-28: to Agriculture (H) (House) - 2025-02-19: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-19: received in House (House) - 2025-02-18: 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 18, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-14: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-13: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: to Agriculture (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb69/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb69/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb69/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb69/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB69-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).