---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations; and abrogating inconsistent regulations."
description: "An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations; and abrogating inconsistent regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2679"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2679 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hickernell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db233981-9662-4103-a075-60b57d5ad61c"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2679"
source_hash: "04e45b776bd0fe296c0b411c766b51dc4b2d88a8214b5f36a72bb22692b69c1b"
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-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 2679 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations; and abrogating inconsistent regulations.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 3252** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2679&pn=3252)

## Votes

- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Committed — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 2679 PN 3252, 2021 A5245, CAPPELLETTI Amendment No. A-5245 — **21–29** (fail) · upper
- HB 2679 PN 3252, Final Passage — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **170–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hickernell — primary (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Causer — cosponsor (person)
- Fee — cosponsor (person)
- Grove — cosponsor (person)
- Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Hohenstein — cosponsor (person)
- Longietti — cosponsor (person)
- Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Polinchock — cosponsor (person)
- T. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Webster — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3252 Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-07-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 80 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db233981-9662-4103-a075-60b57d5ad61c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).