(1) The Pharmacy Law provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists and pharmacy corporations in this state by the California State Board of Pharmacy. Existing law requires the board to adopt regulations establishing standards for compounding injectable sterile drug products in a pharmacy. Existing law requires pharmacies to obtain a license from the board, subject to annual renewal, in order to compound injectable sterile drug products. A similar licensing requirement applies to nonresident pharmacies compounding injectable sterile drug products for shipment into California. A violation of the Pharmacy Law is a crime.
California SB 294 (20132014) — Sterile drug products.
(1) The Pharmacy Law provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists and pharmacy corporations in this state by the California State Board of Pharmacy. Existing law requires the board to adopt regulations establishing standards for compounding injectable sterile drug products in a pharmacy. Existing law requires pharmacies to obtain a license from the board, subject to annual renewal, in order to compound injectable sterile drug products. A similar licensing requirement applies to nonresident pharmacies compounding injectable sterile drug products for shipment into California. A violation of the Pharmacy Law is a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
SB 294 Emmerson Senate Third Reading By QUIRK-SILVA — 65–9 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB294 Emmerson Concurrence — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 17–2 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Health. — 10–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Emmerson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2013-03-19 Set for hearing April 1.
2013-04-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 388.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-05 Set for hearing April 15.
2013-04-09 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-04-12 Set for hearing April 22.
2013-04-22 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-17 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1010.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1165.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-14 Referred to Coms. on B.,P. & C.P. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2013-06-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-02 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-05 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 2.) (August 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-21 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 65. Noes 9. Page 3016.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-10 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2286.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 7 p.m.
2013-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 565, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/46efcc12-8add-47a6-9ff0-35fcae76285d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).