Committee adopts positions on multiple pharmacy-related bills; list of votes and key concerns

What happened: At the April 9, 2025 Legislation and Regulation Committee meeting, members recorded formal positions or directions on a series of Assembly and Senate bills affecting pharmacy practice, pharmacy operations and patient access. The committee voted to support several bills, voted to abstain on one, and left one bill at a watch status after substantive technical discussion.

Why it matters: The package of measures touches access to contraception and sterile supplies, emergency dispensing, substance-use treatment access, pharmacy retail policy and oversight of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Several items could change how pharmacies, hospitals and payors operate in California.

Votes and outcomes (roll-call highlights): The committee’s roll-call votes were recorded in sequence. Unless otherwise noted, the three voting members present — Trevor Chandler (public member), Maria Serpa (licensee member) and Nicole (licensee member; identified by first name in transcript) — voted "yes." When a different vote occurred the tally is noted below.

- Assembly Bill 50 (pharmacist furnishing of over-the-counter hormonal contraception; allow up to 12-month supply): Committee voted to support. Vote: Trevor Chandler — yes; Maria Serpa — yes; Nicole — yes. Motion moved by Trevor Chandler, seconded by Nicole.

- Assembly Bill 447 (dispensing unused portion of dangerous drug…