SB24-209
Pharmacy Practice Act
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2024 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning changes to the pharmacy practice act relating to the dispensing of prescription drugs.
Bill Summary:
The act authorizes a pharmacy technician or a pharmacy intern, under the supervision of a pharmacist, to replenish medication in a cassette device used for the automatic packaging of medication. The act also allows:
- A prescription drug that has been dispensed by a cassette device to be returned to the cassette device for redispensing as long as certain safety requirements are met; and
- A prescription drug that is dispensed but not delivered to a patient to be returned to stock and redispensed as long as it is stored in the container in which it was dispensed and maintains a label that accurately identifies its contents with respect to the original prescription label.
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment H). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment I). | The motion failed on a vote of 4-9. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 24-209, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment E). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F). | The motion failed on a vote of 2-7. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 24-209, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-2. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2024 | House Amendments | REPASS |
33
AYE
1
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/06/2024 | House Amendments | CONCUR |
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/01/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
34
AYE
1
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
55
AYE
8
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/02/2024 | L.010 | HOU Health & Human Services | Lost | |
| 05/02/2024 | L.011 | HOU Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 04/30/2024 | L.009 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/30/2024 | L.008 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/25/2024 | L.004 | SEN Health & Human Services | Lost | |
| 04/25/2024 | L.006 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 04/25/2024 | L.001 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/06/2024 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/17/2024 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/17/2024 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/17/2024 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/06/2024 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 05/05/2024 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/04/2024 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 05/02/2024 | House | House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 05/01/2024 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
| 05/01/2024 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/30/2024 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/25/2024 | Senate | Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/16/2024 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
Prime Sponsor
Sponsor
(None)
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01/2024 | 456 | Pharmacy Practice Act |