Mission: To protect all consumers and animals by regulating licensees, promoting professional standards, and enforcing the California Veterinary Medicine Practice Act.

CALIFORNIA VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD
NOTICE OF MEETING
July 15, 2026

Action may be taken on any item listed on the agenda.

Board Members

  • Maria Preciosa S. Solacito, DVM, President
  • Kristi Pawlowski, RVT, Vice President
  • Christina Bradbury, DVM
  • Patrick Espinoza, Esq.
  • Steven Manyak, DVM
  • Evelyn Mitchell, MBA, Councilmember
  • Anna Orlowski, Esq.
  • C. Mike Tomlinson, DVM
  • Marie Ussery, RVT

Student Liaisons

  • Clara Guirguis, University of California, Davis
  • Vacant, Western University of Health Sciences

The California Veterinary Medical Board (Board) will meet in accordance with Government Code section 11122.5, subdivision (a), at

9:00 a.m., on Wednesday, June 15, 2026

at the following location:

Department of Consumer Affairs
1625 N. Market Blvd., Hearing Room
Sacramento, CA 95834

This meeting also will be held via WebEx Events for public participation. Instructions to connect to the meeting can be found at:
https://vmb.ca.gov/meetings/agendas/joinwebex.pdf

To participate virtually in the WebEx Events meeting, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m8d44e5d553580dbeae3e4592db0cd0b3

Event number: 2493 931 5036
Event password: VMB715

Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by July 8, 2026, to VMB@dca.ca.gov for consideration.

Members of the public may, but are not obligated to, provide their names or personal information as a condition of observing or participating in the meeting. When signing into the WebEx platform, participants may be asked for their name and email address. Participants who choose not to provide their names will need to provide a unique identifier such as their initials or another alternative, so that the meeting moderator can identify individuals who wish to make public comment; participants who choose not to provide their email address may utilize a fictitious email address like in the following sample format: XXXXX@mailinator.com.

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Establishment of a Quorum
  2. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda
    Note: The Board may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. (Government Code sections 11125, 11125.7(a).)
  3. Review and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
    1. April 15–16, 2026
    2. June 15, 2026
  4. Report and Update from Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
  5. Discussion and Possible Appointment to Fill Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) Member Position on the Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (MDC)
  6. Update and Discussion on MDC Assignments
  7. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on 2025-2026 Legislation Impacting the Board, DCA, and/or the Veterinary Profession
    1. Priority Legislation for Board Consideration
      1. Assembly Bill (AB) 1733 (Lee, 2026) License and Registration Renewal: Continuing Education
      2. AB 1999 (Kalra, 2026) Veterinary Medicine
      3. AB 2010 (Soria, 2026) Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary Surgery Premises: Spay and Neuter Services
      4. AB 2774 (Committee on Business and Professions, 2026) Physical Therapy Board of California
      5. AB 2775 (Committee on Business and Professions, 2026) Chiropractic Act
      6. Senate Bill (SB) 1269 (Ochoa Bogh, 2026) Chiropractors: Animal Chiropractic Practitioners
      7. SB 1311 (Wahab, 2026) Licensed Professions
      8. SB 1445 (Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, 2026) Healing Arts
    2. Other Board-Monitored Legislation
      1. AB 1558 (Arambula, 2026) Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act
  8. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on Pending Regulations
    1. Status on Pending Regulations
  9. Review and Discussion on the Ability of Animal Control Officers to Perform Euthanasia and Carry Controlled Substances
  10. Review, Discussion, and Possible Action on Proposed Amendments to the Board and Committee Member Administrative Procedure Manual
  11. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action Regarding American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) Activities
    1. AAVSB Activities Overview
    2. Proposed Bylaw Amendments
    3. Proposed Resolutions
    4. Practice Act Model, Article I
    5. Model Regulations: Establishment and Maintenance of a VCPR
    6. Model Regulations: Standards of Practice and Facility
  12. Student Liaison Reports
    1. University of California, Davis, Liaison – Clara Guirguis
    2. Western University of Health Sciences Liaison
  13. Board President Report – Maria Preciosa S. Solacito, DVM
  14. Registered Veterinary Technician Report – Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
  15. Executive Management Reports
    1. Administration
    2. Examination/Licensing
    3. Enforcement
    4. Outreach
    5. Strategic Plan
  16. Future Agenda Items and Next Meeting Dates
  17. Recess Open Session

CLOSED SESSION

  1. Convene Closed Session
  2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(3), the Board Will Meet in Closed Session to Deliberate and Vote on Disciplinary Matters, Including Stipulated Settlements, and Proposed Decisions
  3. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(1), the Board Will Meet in Closed Session to Prepare Veterinary Law Examinations
  4. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(1) and (2)(A), the Board Will Meet in Closed Session to Confer and Receive Advice From Legal Counsel Regarding Pending Litigation
    1. Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 25WM000190
  5. Adjourn Closed Session

CLOSED SESSION

  1. Reconvene Open Session
  2. Adjournment

Information regarding the meeting is available by contacting Justin Sotelo at (916) 515–5220, email: vmb@dca.ca.gov, or send a written request to the California Veterinary Medical Board, 1747 N. Market Blvd., Suite 230, Sacramento, CA 95834. This agenda can be found on the California Veterinary Medical Board website at www.vmb.ca.gov. The time and order of agenda items are subject to change at the discretion of the Board President and may be taken out of order. Items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier or later day to facilitate the effective transaction of business. In accordance with the Bagley–Keene Open Meeting Act, all meetings of the Board are open to the public.

The meeting will be webcast, provided there are no unforeseen technical difficulties or limitations. To view the webcast, please visit thedcapage.wordpress.com/webcasts/. The meeting will not be cancelled if webcast is not available.

Government Code section 11125.7 provides the opportunity for the public to address each agenda item during discussion or consideration by the Board prior to the Board taking any action on said item. Members of the public will be provided appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board, but the Board President may, at their discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak. Individuals may appear before the Board to discuss items not on the agenda; however, the Board can neither discuss nor take official action on these items at the time of the same meeting (Government Code sections 11125, 11125.7(a)).

This meeting is being held in person and via teleconference through WebEx Events for public participation. The meeting location is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs disability–related accommodations or modifications to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting the Board at (916) 515–5220, email: vmb@dca.ca.gov, or send a written request to the California Veterinary Medical Board, 1747 N. Market Blvd., Suite 230, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodations. TDD Line: (916) 326–2297.

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Veterinary Medical Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4800.1.)