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Appropriations Committee advances bill expanding Department of Health authority on pharmacist immunizations despite GOP opposition

House Appropriations Committee · December 17, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 18 81, which would allow the Department of Health to provide immunization administration guidelines for pharmacists and change exemption timing for registered pharmacy technicians, passed the committee and was referred to the House floor after Republicans announced they would vote no and Democrats were recorded as affirmative.

The House Appropriations Committee voted to advance House Bill 18 81 to the House floor after a brief consideration that produced a party‑line division.

According to the committee executive director’s overview, House Bill 18 81 would make the Department of Health an authority that can provide immunization administration guidelines for…

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