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Committee advances HB 5028; LFO recommends pharmacy licensing fee increases
Summary
A legislative committee accepted Legislative Fiscal Office recommendations on House Bill 5028, approving package changes that raise several pharmacy-related licensing and registration fees and move the bill, as amended, to the full Ways and Means committee with a due-pass recommendation.
A legislative committee accepted Legislative Fiscal Office recommendations on House Bill 5028 on a voice vote and moved the bill, as amended, to the full Ways and Means committee with a due-pass recommendation.
The LFO recommendation approved a package of policy changes that includes a 40% increase to licensing registration fees expected to raise about $3.5 million in the 2025–27 biennium; a separate package increases other‑funds expenditure limitation by $1.5 million for licensing-database replacement; another adds $126,441 for the health professional services program; and a fourth provides $38,169 to reclassify the agency’s licensing and permitting manager. The…
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