l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 980

An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for State Board of Pharmacy.

In the Senate's Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee since April 23, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

16 co-sponsors

Andrew Kuzma, Jose Giral, Ben Waxman, Carol Hill-Evans, Maureen E. Madden, Steven R. Malagari, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Keith S. Harris, Jeanne McNeill, Joe Ciresi, Brian Munroe, Ismail Smith-Wade-El, Dave Madsen, Kristin Marcell, Donna Scheuren, Jeremy Shaffer

Its course

March 20, 2025 to April 23, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 20 to Apr 15391 days

Professional LicensureMar 20 to Oct 8202 days

AppropriationsApr 14 to Apr 151 day

In the SenateFrom Apr 15

Consumer Protection & Professional LicensureFrom Apr 23

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–0

    Passed · Apr 15, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 8

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 14, 2026

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 20 – Apr 15, 2026

  1. Mar 20Sent to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
  2. Oct 8PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE recommended it as amended
  3. Apr 14, 2026Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 15, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0

In the Senate Apr 23, 2026

  1. Apr 23, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Mar 20Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, March 20, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Oct 8Reported as amended, Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Oct 8First consideration, Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Oct 8Laid on the table, Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Apr 13, 2026Removed from table, April 13, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Apr 14, 2026Second consideration, with amendments, April 14, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Apr 14, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 14, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Apr 14, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page 273-275), April 14, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Apr 15, 2026Re-reported as committed, April 15, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Apr 15, 2026Third consideration and final passage, April 15, 2026 (201-0)House of Representatives
  11. Apr 15, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page 312-313), April 15, 2026House of Representatives
  12. Apr 23, 2026In the SenateSenate
  13. Apr 23, 2026Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, April 23, 2026Senate