Josh Newman
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 29
Author
Under the Pharmacy Law, the California State Board of Pharmacy licenses and regulates the practice of pharmacy and the conduct of a pharmacy in this state. The Pharmacy Law refers to various types of pharmacies, including community pharmacies, as specified. Existing law prohibits a community pharmacy from requiring a pharmacist to engage in the practice of pharmacy at any time the pharmacy is open to the public, unless another employee, as specified, is made available to assist the pharmacist at all times. This bill would prohibit a chain community pharmacy, as defined, from establishing a quota, defined as a fixed number or formula related to the duties for which a pharmacist or pharmacy technician license is required, against which the chain community pharmacy or its agent measures or evaluates the number of times either an individual pharmacist or pharmacy technician performs tasks or provides services while on duty. The bill would also prohibit a chain community pharmacy, through employees, contractors, or third parties, from communicating the existence of quotas to pharmacists or pharmacy technicians who are its employees or with whom it contracts. The bill would authorize the board to take an enforcement action against a chain community pharmacy that violates these provisions, as specified.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 334, Statutes of 2021.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 6. Page 2279.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2568.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 19).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (July 6).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 1337.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1189.) (May 20).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Set for hearing May 20.
April 5 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 5.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3. Page 573.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing March 22.
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB362 | HTML |
| 02/10/21 - Introduced | |
| 05/20/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/07/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/21 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/22/21- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 04/02/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/25/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/02/21- Assembly Business and Professions | |
| 08/16/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/25/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/31/21- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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