Prescription drugs: collection and distribution program.
Existing law authorizes a county to establish, by ordinance, a repository and distribution program under which specified pharmacies and primary care clinics may distribute surplus unused medications, as defined, to persons in need of financial assistance to ensure access to necessary pharmaceutical therapies. Existing law authorizes specified health and care facilities, pharmacies, drug manufacturers, and pharmacy wholesalers to donate unused medications to the program. Existing law requires a county that has established a program to establish procedures to, among other things, ensure proper safety and management of any medications collected and maintained by a participating entity. Existing law exempts specified persons and entities, including prescription drug manufacturers and pharmacists and physicians who accept or dispense prescription drugs, from criminal and civil liability for injury caused when donating, accepting, or dispensing prescription drugs in compliance with these provisions.
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20132014
AB 467
California AB 467 (20132014)
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Prescription drugs: collection and distribution program.
California AB 467 (20132014) — Prescription drugs: collection and distribution program.
Existing law authorizes a county to establish, by ordinance, a repository and distribution program under which specified pharmacies and primary care clinics may distribute surplus unused medications, as defined, to persons in need of financial assistance to ensure access to necessary pharmaceutical therapies. Existing law authorizes specified health and care facilities, pharmacies, drug manufacturers, and pharmacy wholesalers to donate unused medications to the program. Existing law requires a county that has established a program to establish procedures to, among other things, ensure proper safety and management of any medications collected and maintained by a participating entity. Existing law exempts specified persons and entities, including prescription drug manufacturers and pharmacists and physicians who accept or dispense prescription drugs, from criminal and civil liability for injury caused when donating, accepting, or dispensing prescription drugs in compliance with these provisions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB467 Stone By Hill Urgency Clause — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
AB 467 STONE Assembly Third Reading — 75–1 (pass) · lower
amendments be concurred in. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
AB 467 STONE Concurrence - Urgency Added — 77–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB467 Stone By Hill Urgency Clause — 32–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Stone — primary (person)
Hill — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2013-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2013-03-19 Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2013-03-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-03-20 Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2013-04-11 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-15 Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M. referral-committee
2013-04-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-08 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (May 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 1669.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-06-06 Referred to Com. on E.Q. referral-committee
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-01 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-08-12 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-12 Withdrawn from committee.
2013-08-12 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-08-19 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-22 Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2013-09-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-01-07 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-01-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-01-21 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-01-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-02-06 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2720.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-02-06 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after February 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-02-10 Ordered to the Senate.
2014-02-10 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2014-03-11 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, urgency clause adopted, passed, and to Assembly. passage, reading-3
2014-03-11 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-03-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-03-13 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 2903.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-03-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after March 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-03-17 Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2014-03-25 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 25). committee-passage
2014-04-01 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4282.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-04-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-04-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-04-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 10, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a4047010-1198-4a70-ba68-d8e08378eeff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).