---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to pharmacy."
description: "</b> </i>] [<i>Authorizes a pharmacist to assess, diagnose and treat certain health conditions. Includes the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of certain conditions in the practice of pharmacy. Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense certain drugs and devices. Directs the Public Health and Pharmacy Formulary Advisory Committee to develop a list of health conditions that a pharmacist may assess, diagnose and treat.</i>] [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Makes permanent a pharmacist's ability to test for and treat COVID-19.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 295"
citation: "Oregon SB 295 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T22:13:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76643866-0f47-4706-b678-17c116b7cbad"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB295"
source_hash: "1f9fa29d0da70a88f19f0c13fc8317f9dafb2c101b645ae6c90e870af661057b"
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-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 295 (2025R1) — Relating to pharmacy.

</b> </i>] [<i>Authorizes a pharmacist to assess, diagnose and treat certain health conditions. Includes the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of certain conditions in the practice of pharmacy. Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense certain drugs and devices. Directs the Public Health and Pharmacy Formulary Advisory Committee to develop a list of health conditions that a pharmacist may assess, diagnose and treat.</i>] [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Makes permanent a pharmacist's ability to test for and treat COVID-19.</b>

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB295/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB295/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB295/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26903)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB295/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by McIntire. Passed. — **40–11** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **24–5** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-27T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-01T22:20:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02T17:51:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-03T17:48:24+00:00** Carried over to 04-07 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-07T19:37:39+00:00** Carried over to 04-08 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-08T19:26:44+00:00** Carried over to 04-09 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-09T18:58:11+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T20:41:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15T17:31:11+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-06T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-12T20:15:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-13T18:58:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14T19:43:54+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-15T19:48:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by McIntire. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-19T19:36:04+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-20T17:35:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T00:03:09+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T22:01:42+00:00** Chapter 167, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T22:13:28+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76643866-0f47-4706-b678-17c116b7cbad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).