AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PHARMACIES (Amends the definition of practice of pharmacy to include the administration of medications.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced May 7, 2021
Signed Jul 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 22, 2021
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 12, 2021
Signed into law
07/12/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 23, 2021
Committee
06/23/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/22/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 13, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 7, 2021
Introduced
05/07/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
P
Bridget Valverde
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
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