HB 1016 South Dakota House · 2025 Regular Session

revise provisions related to pharmacy and to increase fees.

HB 1016 proposes changes to pharmacy regulations in South Dakota and increases associated fees. The bill directly affects licensed pharmacists, pharmacy owners, and healthcare facilities operating within the state. Key provisions include revising existing pharmacy-related rules and adjusting fee structures to generate additional revenue for the state's pharmacy board. These changes aim to update administrative requirements and funding mechanisms for pharmacy oversight without altering core patient care standards.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025
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Senate Engrossed Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 10, 2025
MODERATE
This bill amends South Dakota pharmacy laws to clarify definitions and update terminology in the Pharmacy chapter. The changes include modernizing drug-related definitions, updating references to federal laws with current dates, and adding specific terms like 'equivalent drug product' and 'interchangeable biological product' to align with current pharmaceutical standards.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of defined terms in the Pharmacy chapter to include modern pharmaceutical concepts and updates federal law references to current dates.
DEFINITION

Updated federal law references in drug definitions from 2018 to 2025 dates to reflect current regulatory standards.

Added new definitions for 'equivalent drug product' and 'interchangeable biological product' to clarify pharmaceutical equivalence standards.

Added definition for 'patient counseling' to clarify pharmacist responsibilities in drug therapy management.

Modified 'nonprescription drugs' definition to include current federal law references and clarify exclusions for hypodermic injection drugs.

Added 'registered pharmacy technician' definition to clarify the scope of pharmacy technician duties and supervision requirements.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025 · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

278
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 4, 2025
D Democratic3
2 Yea 1 Nay
66% Yea
R Republican32
25 Yea 7 Nay
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 H.J. 554
executive
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 512
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 510
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 3 H.J. 477
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Title amended , Passed, S.J. 435
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 8 S.J. 435
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 393
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 1 H.J. 386
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1016B
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Health and Human Services Referred as Amended to , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Health and Human Services Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1016A
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 12
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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