---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medi-Cal: pharmacist services."
description: "Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides for a schedule of benefits covered by the Medi-Cal program, including the purchase of prescribed drugs subject to the Medi-Cal list of contract drugs and utilization controls. Existing law requires a pharmacy provider under the Medi-Cal program to submit his or her usual and customary charge, as defined, when billing the Medi-Cal program for prescribed drugs. The Pharmacy Law specifies the functions a pharmacist is authorized to perform, including furnishing nicotine replacement products and administering immunizations, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20152016"
identifier: "AB 1114"
citation: "California AB 1114 (20152016)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medi-Cal: pharmacist services."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eggman"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 43
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2015-02-27"
last_action: "2016-09-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ce459a3-d427-49f9-9fcd-335f776252bb"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114"
source_hash: "cf4eb0a4138ae9c1d964038a9a418ee2a363c1161922d8417aceffbd7a314271"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 1114 (20152016) — Medi-Cal: pharmacist services.

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides for a schedule of benefits covered by the Medi-Cal program, including the purchase of prescribed drugs subject to the Medi-Cal list of contract drugs and utilization controls. Existing law requires a pharmacy provider under the Medi-Cal program to submit his or her usual and customary charge, as defined, when billing the Medi-Cal program for prescribed drugs. The Pharmacy Law specifies the functions a pharmacist is authorized to perform, including furnishing nicotine replacement products and administering immunizations, as specified.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/27/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114&version=20150AB111499INT)
2. **04/16/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114&version=20150AB111498AMD)
3. **06/15/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114&version=20150AB111497AMD)
4. **08/15/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114&version=20150AB111495AMD)
5. **08/24/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114&version=20150AB111494AMD)
6. **09/01/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114&version=20150AB111496AMD)
7. **09/25/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114&version=20150AB111492CHP)
8. **AB1114** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114)
9. **09/02/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1114&version=20150AB111493ENR)

## Votes

- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1114 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB1114 Eggman By Hernandez Urgency Clause — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- [08-22-2016] set for [First] hearing: Reconsideration of favorable vote granted — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 1114 EGGMAN Concurrence - Urgency Added — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eggman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2015-02-27** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2015-03-01** From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
- **2015-03-02** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2015-04-16** Referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-04-20** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-05-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-06-01** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1723.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2015-06-01** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2015-06-11** Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-15** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2015-06-25** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 24). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2015-06-29** Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-06-29** From Consent Calendar.
- **2015-06-29** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2015-07-13** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2015-08-31** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2015-09-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2015-09-03** Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Beall.
- **2016-08-08** From inactive file.
- **2016-08-08** Ordered to second reading.
- **2016-08-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-15** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-16** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-16** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). `referral-committee`
- **2016-08-18** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. `referral-committee`
- **2016-08-19** Joint Rules 61 and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5166.)
- **2016-08-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2016-08-22** Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5256.)
- **2016-08-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 23). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2016-08-24** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2016-08-25** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 5420.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2016-08-26** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2016-08-29** Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2016-08-29** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6355.)
- **2016-08-30** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 30). `committee-passage`
- **2016-08-31** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6534.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2016-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
- **2016-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2016-09-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 602, Statutes of 2016.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ce459a3-d427-49f9-9fcd-335f776252bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).