AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Provides that starting December 2024, renewal fee for a pharmacist shall not be more than $250, that fee for nonresident pharmacy license not be less than $625 and pharmacy intern licenses valid for 5 years and technician licenses valid for 2 years.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Jun 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 15, 2023
How they voted
58–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 61
Jun 15, 2023
D
Democratic54
96% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 21, 2023
Signed into law
06/21/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/15/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/14/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 13, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 4, 2023
Committee
05/04/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
P
Bridget Valverde
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
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