HB 60 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for permit to conduct a pharmacy.

HB 60 amends Pennsylvania's Pharmacy Act to clarify rules for transferring prescriptions between pharmacies. It specifies that prescriptions can only be transferred if the drug is not excluded by federal law, specifically referencing 21 CFR 1306.08 (which governs electronic prescriptions). This change directly affects pharmacies that transfer prescriptions, ensuring state procedures align with federal electronic prescription requirements. The bill updates existing permit rules for pharmacies but does not alter who qualifies for a pharmacy permit.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN0037 → Printer's No. PN0474 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its progression through the legislative process, adding new co-sponsors and indicating it has been reported from committee and amended. Substantively, the text was reformatted to align with new state amendment markup standards, and a specific section regarding prescription transfers was restructured to clarify that the drug must be lawfully refillable and not excluded by federal law from being transferred between pharmacies.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding pharmacy permit requirements and prescription transfer rules remains substantively the same, though the text was reorganized to explicitly state refillability and federal exclusions as primary criteria.

TIMELINE

Added text indicating the bill was reported from the Health Committee and amended on February 5, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect the new printer's number (PN 0474) and added the prior printer's number (PN 37) for reference.

SCOPE

Added new co-sponsors to the list of legislators supporting the bill.

REQUIREMENT

Restructured the prescription transfer requirements to explicitly list two conditions: the drug must be lawfully refillable, and it must not be excluded from transfer by federal law or regulation.

Floor votes · House Mar 19, 2025

How they voted

202–0

Passed

Total votes 202

Mar 19, 2025

D Democratic101

101 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican101

101 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third consideration and final passage

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Re-reported as committed

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

Re-committed to Appropriations

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported as amended

lower

Jan 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health

lower

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors