Relating to the Board of Pharmacy; to amend Section 34-23-32 of the Code of Alabama 1975, requiring a manufacturer, bottler, packager, wholesale drug distributor, and other entities in the supply chain for pharmaceutical products to obtain an annual permit from the board; to require each permit holder to designate a representative of the permit holder who would be required to register with the board; and to provide for an additional annual registration fee.
Summary
Pharmacy Board, permit holders, required to designate a representative, qualifications, fees
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed May 5, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2023 · House Apr 11, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 34
Apr 25, 2023
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (State Governmental Affairs)
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (State Governmental Affairs)
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phillip Rigsby
RRepublican
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