Hospital pharmacies: medication profiles or lists for high-risk patients.
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists, intern pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies by the California State Board of Pharmacy. Existing regulatory law requires a pharmacy to maintain medication profiles on all patients who have prescriptions filled at that pharmacy, except under specified circumstances. A knowing violation of the Pharmacy Law is a crime.
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SB 1254
California SB 1254 (20172018)
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Hospital pharmacies: medication profiles or lists for high-risk patients.
California SB 1254 (20172018) — Hospital pharmacies: medication profiles or lists for high-risk patients.
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists, intern pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies by the California State Board of Pharmacy. Existing regulatory law requires a pharmacy to maintain medication profiles on all patients who have prescriptions filled at that pharmacy, except under specified circumstances. A knowing 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 as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1254 Stone Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1254 Stone Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Stone — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2018-03-01 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2018-03-20 Set for hearing April 16.
2018-03-28 April 16 hearing postponed by committee.
2018-04-02 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-09 April 9 hearing: Testimony taken. Hearing postponed by committee.
2018-04-11 Set for hearing April 23.
2018-04-18 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 4783.) (April 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-05-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-05-14 Set for hearing May 22.
2018-05-22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4240.) (May 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4340.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-11 Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2018-06-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-06-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-06-28 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-08-15 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6516.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-23 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-24 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5691.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2018-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 697, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7b558c11-eb19-4e6d-81bc-350a2dc6fa46. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).