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House approves Senate bill clarifying veterinary licensure and accreditation rules
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The House approved Senate Bill 110 on Jan. 14, 2026, with changes to clarify accreditation and revalida rules for veterinary technicians and technologists; the clerk announced a final vote of 52-0 in favor.
SAN JUAN — The House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 110 on Jan. 14, 2026, adopting extensive in-salon amendments that clarify accreditation and licensure pathways for veterinary technicians and technologists, including provisions that allow graduates from certain non-AVMA-accredited programs to take revalida exams where the programs are authorized by the Junta de Instituciones Possecundarias (Board of Postsecondary Institutions).
The clerk read amendments that replace sections of existing law (Law 194, Aug. 4, 1979) to specify which programs and graduates are eligible to seek provisional licenses and to take the licensure revalida. Sponsors argued the changes resolve interpretive confusion about eligibility and restore access for graduates of certain authorized local programs.
After adoption of in-salon amendments and a floor vote, the clerk recorded a final tally of 52 in favor, 0 against. The measure moves forward consistent with legislative procedure.
