2026 session. Prime sponsor: Keith Michael Ammon (R). Status: Sent to interim study.
Rewrites the state rabies vaccination law for dogs, cats, and ferrets, which must be vaccinated at 3 months old and given boosters under national guidelines. It lets the local rabies control authority issue a one-year, annually recertified exemption. The exemption needs either a recommendation signed by a veterinary internal medicine specialist and the state veterinarian, or a single veterinarian's recommendation backed by rabies antibody titer (blood) tests before and after vaccination. It takes effect on passage.
The House Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on February 17, 2026, and voted 11-2 on March 3 to refer the bill for interim study. The House approved that referral by voice vote on March 11. After an October 2026 work session, the committee's interim study report, adopted 10-1 on October 19, recommended future legislation.