Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, the knowing violation of which is a crime, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacies, pharmacists, intern pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians by the California State Board of Pharmacy. The Pharmacy Law authorizes a pharmacy to provide pharmacy services to specified licensed health facilities through the use of an automated drug delivery system owned and operated by the pharmacy that need not be located at the same location as the pharmacy. The Pharmacy Law also authorizes specified licensed health clinics, including nonprofit and free clinics, to use an automated drug delivery system, operated under the authorization of a pharmacist, and under which the clinic is responsible for the safety and security of the drugs in the system.
California AB 2037 (20172018) — Pharmacy: automated patient dispensing systems.
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, the knowing violation of which is a crime, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacies, pharmacists, intern pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians by the California State Board of Pharmacy. The Pharmacy Law authorizes a pharmacy to provide pharmacy services to specified licensed health facilities through the use of an automated drug delivery system owned and operated by the pharmacy that need not be located at the same location as the pharmacy. The Pharmacy Law also authorizes specified licensed health clinics, including nonprofit and free clinics, to use an automated drug delivery system, operated under the authorization of a pharmacist, and under which the clinic is responsible for the safety and security of the drugs in the system.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bonta — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-06 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-07 From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2018-02-16 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-03-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-04 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-05-25 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 5553.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-31 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2018-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-06 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-08-17 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-17 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-24 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-31 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 6082.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-31 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 1.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2018-09-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 647, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5ad38bf0-9cfe-4dbc-be30-040d4947bd33. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).