---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to pharmacists and the dispensing of emergency refills of medication; to amend Section 34-33-75 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the supply of medication that may be dispensed in a one-time emergency refill to include the smallest dispensable package size of a medication; and to further provide for the notice to the prescriber after dispensing."
description: "Pharmacist, emergency prescription refills, may include smallest dispensable package size, written orders further provided for, notification to prescriber within 24 hours"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 314"
citation: "Alabama HB 314 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pharmacist"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Phillip Rigsby"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-23T18:10:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93a8906c-bfbb-4973-be08-39288fed9a36"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "9b48f5f50371e797f2ee7f650c3a5ab33a3d8b0b67bd7feebeed682b7df4f228"
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-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 314 (2023rs) — Relating to pharmacists and the dispensing of emergency refills of medication; to amend Section 34-33-75 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the supply of medication that may be dispensed in a one-time emergency refill to include the smallest dispensable package size of a medication; and to further provide for the notice to the prescriber after dispensing.

Pharmacist, emergency prescription refills, may include smallest dispensable package size, written orders further provided for, notification to prescriber within 24 hours

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB314-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-231** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1267462.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 83BMFH-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/83BMFH-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB314-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB314-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 399 on HB314 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 400 on HB314 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 687 on HB314 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Phillip Rigsby — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Healthcare) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Healthcare) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Health) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Health) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-23T18:10:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-231 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93a8906c-bfbb-4973-be08-39288fed9a36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).