Texas pharmacy board selects fee schedule option increasing pharmacist, pharmacy and technician fees

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy voted May 2 to repropose revised licensing fees, choosing the staff‑presented Option 2, which applies proportional increases to pharmacy, pharmacist and pharmacy‑technician registration and renewal fees.

Why it matters: The board said adjustments are necessary to cover the agency’s FY26 and FY27 appropriations. Board staff presented three fee scenarios; Option 2 spreads the increase across license types, including technicians, rather than shifting a larger share to pharmacies or pharmacists alone.

What happened

Board staff summarized three options: (1) apply a proportional increase to pharmacies and pharmacists only, (2) apply a proportional increase to pharmacies, pharmacists and technicians, or (3) apply an equal dollar increase across the three license categories. Board members discussed the fairness of including technicians, noting technician fees had not been raised recently.

The board coalesced around Option 2 and the transcript records a motion to propose the change, with Donnie Lewis moving and Randy Martin seconding. Board staff filed the motions to repropose the fee amendments for publication and public comment.

Formal action

- Motion to repropose fee schedules reflecting Option 2 (proportional increases applied to pharmacy, pharmacist, and technician fees). Mover: Donnie Lewis; Second: Randy Martin. Outcome: approved (no roll‑call tally recorded in transcript).

Next steps

Staff will prepare the proposed fee amendments for publication in the Texas Register and include the board’s selected option in the reproposed rule package for public comment. The board indicated the changes would be transmitted for formal proposal and that staff will follow standard rulemaking timelines.