HB 514 is sponsored by Sam Creekmore IV (Republican).

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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 514 — Mississippi Veterinary Practice Act; amend to include certain provisions for certified veterinary technicians.

Last action March 17, 2026 — 03/17 Approved by Governor

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on March 11, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP" AS USED IN THE MISSISSIPPI VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD ONE CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN AND ONE PUBLIC MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC MEMBER OF THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF INSPECTION FEES TO BE PAID BY EACH LICENSED VETERINARIAN EMPLOYED BY THE INSPECTED VETERINARY ESTABLISHMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM USING THE TITLE OF VETERINARY TECHNOLOGIST OR TECHNICIAN UNLESS CREDENTIALED BY THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE BOARD TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE EXAMINATION FOR LICENSING EACH YEAR AND TO GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF EACH EXAMINATION; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING THE BOARD TO ISSUE A LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL; TO INCREASE THE AGE OF LICENSED VETERINARIANS EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF THE RENEWAL FEE FROM SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO REVOKE OR SUSPEND THE CERTIFICATION OF A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OR TECHNOLOGIST; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE FOR A PERSON WHO PRACTICES VETERINARY MEDICINE WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE OR USING THE TITLE CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OR CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNOLOGIST; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO BRING AN ACTION TO ENJOIN ANY PERSON FROM PRACTICING VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Bill Text

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Action History

March 17, 2026
03/17 Approved by Governor
March 11, 2026
03/11 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
March 11, 2026
03/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
March 10, 2026
03/10 (S) Returned For Enrolling
March 09, 2026
03/09 (S) Passed
February 24, 2026
02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
February 18, 2026
02/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
February 13, 2026
02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
February 12, 2026
02/12 (H) Passed
February 12, 2026
02/12 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
February 11, 2026
02/11 (H) Read the Third Time
February 03, 2026
02/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
January 12, 2026
01/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Sam Creekmore IV Republican

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

On motion of Senator Berry, the rules were suspended, the bill considered engrossed, read the third time and, the yeas and nays being taken, it passed, title standing as stated,

March 09, 2026

Passed 49 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	15	0	0	0
Republican	25	1	0	1
Democrat	10	0	0	1
Total	50	1	0	2
% of votes cast	94%	2%	0%	4%

How each member voted (53)

Member	Party	Vote
Barnett	—	Yea
Blackmon	—	Yea
Blackwell	—	Yea
Boyd	—	Yea
Gillespie	—	Yea
Isom	—	Yea
Jackson	—	Yea
Johnson	—	Yea
Ladner	—	Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th)	—	Yea
Simmons S. (13th)	—	Yea
Taylor	—	Yea
Thompson	—	Yea
Turner-Ford	—	Yea
Williams	—	Yea
Albert Butler	Democrat	Yea
David Blount	Democrat	Yea
Gary Brumfield	Democrat	Not Voting
Hillman Terome Frazier	Democrat	Yea
Hob Bryan	Democrat	Yea
Johnny DuPree	Democrat	Yea
Joseph Thomas	Democrat	Yea
Justin Pope	Democrat	Yea
Kamesha Mumford	Democrat	Yea
Rod Hickman	Democrat	Yea
Sollie B. Norwood	Democrat	Yea
Andy Berry	Republican	Yea
Angela Burks Hill	Republican	Yea
Benjamin Suber	Republican	Yea
Brian Rhodes	Republican	Yea
Brice Wiggins	Republican	Yea
Briggs Hopson	Republican	Yea
Chad McMahan	Republican	Yea
Chuck Younger	Republican	Yea
Daniel H. Sparks	Republican	Yea
Dean Kirby	Republican	Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr.	Republican	Yea
Don Hartness	Republican	Yea
J. Walter Michel	Republican	Yea
Jason Barrett	Republican	Yea
Jeff Tate	Republican	Not Voting
Jeremy England	Republican	Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr.	Republican	Yea
Joey Fillingane	Republican	Yea
Joseph M. Seymour	Republican	Yea
Josh Harkins	Republican	Yea
Kathy L. Chism	Republican	Nay
Lydia Graves Chassaniol	Republican	Yea
Michael McLendon	Republican	Yea
Neil S. Whaley	Republican	Yea
Rita Potts Parks	Republican	Yea
Scott DeLano	Republican	Yea
Tyler McCaughn	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

H. B. No. 514 passed

February 12, 2026

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	63	0	0	4
Unaffiliated	24	0	0	2
Democrat	26	0	0	2
Independent	2	0	0	0
Total	115	0	0	8
% of votes cast	93%	0%	0%	7%

How each member voted (123)

Member	Party	Vote
Anderson (110th)	—	Yea
Anderson (122nd)	—	Yea
Bailey (23rd)	—	Yea
Barnett	—	Yea
Bell (21st)	—	Yea
Bell (65th)	—	Yea
Blackmon	—	Yea
Blackwell	—	Yea
Boyd (19th)	—	Yea
Boyd (37th)	—	Yea
Ford (54th)	—	Yea
Ford (73rd)	—	Yea
Gibbs (36th)	—	Yea
Gibbs (72nd)	—	Yea
Holloway (27th)	—	Yea
Holloway (76th)	—	Yea
Jackson (11th)	—	Yea
Jackson (45th)	—	Yea
Johnson	—	Yea
Ladner	—	Yea
Taylor	—	Yea
Thompson	—	Yea
Williams	—	Yea
Mr. Speaker	—	Yea
Bailey (49th)	—	Not Voting
Necessary for Passage--68	—	Not Voting
Bo Brown	Democrat	Yea
Bob Evans	Democrat	Not Voting
Bryant W. Clark	Democrat	Yea
Carl Mickens	Democrat	Yea
Cedric Burnett	Democrat	Yea
Daryl Porter	Democrat	Yea
Earle S. Banks	Democrat	Yea
Fabian Nelson	Democrat	Yea
Gregory Elliott	Democrat	Yea
Hester Jackson McCray	Democrat	Yea
Jeffery Harness	Democrat	Yea
Jeffrey Hulum III	Democrat	Yea
John G. Faulkner	Democrat	Yea
John W. Hines, Sr.	Democrat	Yea
Justin Crosby	Democrat	Yea
Kabir Karriem	Democrat	Yea
Omeria Scott	Democrat	Yea
Oscar Denton	Democrat	Yea
Otis Anthony	Democrat	Yea
Percy W. Watson	Democrat	Yea
Robert L. Sanders	Democrat	Not Voting
Ronnie C. Crudup	Democrat	Yea
Solomon C. Osborne	Democrat	Yea
Stephanie Foster	Democrat	Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington	Democrat	Yea
Timaka James-Jones	Democrat	Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud	Democrat	Yea
Zakiya Summers	Democrat	Yea
Angela Cockerham	Independent	Yea
Shanda Yates	Independent	Yea
Becky Currie	Republican	Yea
Beth Luther Waldo	Republican	Yea
Bill Kinkade	Republican	Yea
Bill Pigott	Republican	Yea
Billy Adam Calvert	Republican	Yea
Brad Mattox	Republican	Yea
Brent Powell	Republican	Yea
C. Scott Bounds	Republican	Yea
Carolyn Crawford	Republican	Yea
Casey Eure	Republican	Yea
Celeste Hurst	Republican	Yea
Clay Deweese	Republican	Yea
Clay Mansell	Republican	Yea
Dan Eubanks	Republican	Yea
Dana McLean	Republican	Yea
Donnie Scoggin	Republican	Yea
Elliot Burch	Republican	Yea
Fred Shanks	Republican	Yea
Gene Newman	Republican	Yea
Greg Haney	Republican	Yea
Henry Zuber III	Republican	Yea
Jansen Owen	Republican	Yea
Jay McKnight	Republican	Yea
Jeff Hale	Republican	Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice	Republican	Yea
Jerry R. Turner	Republican	Yea
Jim Estrada	Republican	Yea
Jimmy Fondren	Republican	Yea
Jody Steverson	Republican	Not Voting
Joey Hood	Republican	Yea
John Read	Republican	Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III	Republican	Yea
Jonathan McMillan	Republican	Yea
Joseph Tubb	Republican	Yea
Josh Hawkins	Republican	Yea
Justin Keen	Republican	Yea
Karl Oliver	Republican	Yea
Ken Morgan	Republican	Yea
Kent McCarty	Republican	Not Voting
Kevin Felsher	Republican	Yea
Kevin Horan	Republican	Yea
Kimberly Remak	Republican	Yea
Lance Varner	Republican	Yea
Larry Byrd	Republican	Yea
Lee Yancey	Republican	Yea
Lester Carpenter	Republican	Yea
Manly Barton	Republican	Yea
Mark Tullos	Republican	Yea
Missy McGee	Republican	Not Voting
Noah Sanford	Republican	Yea
Price Wallace	Republican	Not Voting
Randy Rushing	Republican	Yea
Richard Bennett	Republican	Yea
Rob Roberson	Republican	Yea
Rodney Hall	Republican	Yea
Sam C. Mims, V	Republican	Yea
Sam Creekmore IV	Republican	Yea
Shane Aguirre	Republican	Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes	Republican	Yea
Stephen A. Horne	Republican	Yea
Steve Lott	Republican	Yea
Steve Massengill	Republican	Yea
Troy Smith	Republican	Yea
Vince Mangold	Republican	Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris	Republican	Yea
William Tracy Arnold	Republican	Yea
Zachary Grady	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

healthcare labor

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 514 do?: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP" AS USED IN THE MISSISSIPPI VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD ONE CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN AND ONE PUBLIC MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC MEMBER OF THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF INSPECTION FEES TO BE PAID BY EACH LICENSED VETERINARIAN EMPLOYED BY THE INSPECTED VETERINARY ESTABLISHMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM USING THE TITLE OF VETERINARY TECHNOLOGIST OR TECHNICIAN UNLESS CREDENTIALED BY THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE BOARD TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE EXAMINATION FOR LICENSING EACH YEAR AND TO GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF EACH EXAMINATION; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING THE BOARD TO ISSUE A LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL; TO INCREASE THE AGE OF LICENSED VETERINARIANS EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF THE RENEWAL FEE FROM SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO REVOKE OR SUSPEND THE CERTIFICATION OF A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OR TECHNOLOGIST; TO AMEND SECTION 73-39-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE FOR A PERSON WHO PRACTICES VETERINARY MEDICINE WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE OR USING THE TITLE CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OR CERTIFIED VETERINARY TECHNOLOGIST; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO BRING AN ACTION TO ENJOIN ANY PERSON FROM PRACTICING VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Who sponsors HB 514?: HB 514 is sponsored by Sam Creekmore IV (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 514?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2026. Enacted.
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Identifier: HB 514
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 12, 2026
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Sam Creekmore IV

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