Adjusting the membership of the pharmacy quality assurance commission.
House Bill 1009 adjusts the membership structure of the Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission, which oversees pharmacy practice in the state. The bill expands the commission from 15 to 16 members. It decreases the number of pharmacist members from ten to nine, while increasing pharmacy technician members from one to two. Additionally, it creates a new position for a pharmacy owner, operator, or officer who may not be licensed as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Dec 4, 2024
Signed May 12, 2025
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The bill was certified as passed by both the House and Senate, moving it to the final stage of becoming law. The core policy change involves expanding the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission by increasing the total number of members from 15 to 16 and adjusting the composition to include two pharmacy technicians instead of one. This change aims to broaden representation within the commission to better reflect the pharmacy workforce.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include an additional member on the state pharmacy quality assurance commission, altering the required composition of the governing body.
REQUIREMENT
Increased the total number of commission members from 15 to 16.
Changed the number of pharmacy technician members from one to two.
Adjusted the total number of pharmacist members from ten to nine to accommodate the new member count.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Apr 19, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
13
Committee
8
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
lower
Apr 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; do pass.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Low
RRepublican
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn Eslick
RRepublican
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