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HB5411 - 104th General Assembly
RABIES VACCINES IN SHELTERS
Last Action
Hearings
Health Care Licenses Committee Hearing Apr 15 2026 10:00AM Stratton Building Room D-1 Springfield, IL - House Floor Amendment 2Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 115/30 new
510 ILCS 5/8from Ch. 8, par. 358
Synopsis As Introduced
Specifies that the Act may be referred to as the Rabies Vaccination Access for Shelters and Public Health Act. Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 and the Animal Control Act. Allows a licensed veterinarian to delegate rabies vaccination within an animal shelter, animal control facility, or government-authorized public health vaccination clinic to a certified veterinary technician or trained shelter vaccine administrator who is acting under the veterinarian's indirect supervision. Requires written protocols, training verification, and oversight by the supervising veterinarian. Directs the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 and the Department of Agriculture under the Animal Control Act to adopt rules within 12 months of the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective January 1, 2027.
House Committee Amendment No. 1
In the legislative findings, replaces a reference to indirect supervision with a reference to direct supervision. In requirements for rabies vaccination, requires the supervising licensed veterinarian to assume professional responsibility for the rabies vaccine administered to the patient by the individuals acting under the veterinarian's direction (rather than to be responsible for oversight of the vaccine administration).
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/06/2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2/13/2026 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/18/2026 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 3/19/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/19/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/20/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 3/25/2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/25/2026 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-005-000 |
| 3/25/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/14/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 4/14/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/15/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |