Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, establishes in the Department of Consumer Affairs the California State Board of Pharmacy to license and regulate the practice of pharmacy. Exiting law requires a pharmacist, when furnishing self-administered hormonal contraceptives, to follow specified standardized procedures or protocols developed and approved by both the board and the Medical Board of California in consultation with the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the California Pharmacists Association, and other appropriate entities. Existing law requires those standardized procedures or protocols to require that the patient use a self-screening tool that will identify related patient risk factors and that require the pharmacist to refer the patient for appropriate followup care, as specified. Existing law requires the pharmacist to provide the recipient of the drug with a standardized factsheet that includes the indications and contraindications for use of the drug, the appropriate method for using the drug, the need for medical followup, and other appropriate information. Existing law authorizes a pharmacist furnishing an FDA-approved, self-administered hormonal contraceptive pursuant to the above-described protocols to furnish, at the patient's request, up to a 12-month supply at one time.
California AB 50 (20252026) — Pharmacists: furnishing contraceptives.
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, establishes in the Department of Consumer Affairs the California State Board of Pharmacy to license and regulate the practice of pharmacy. Exiting law requires a pharmacist, when furnishing self-administered hormonal contraceptives, to follow specified standardized procedures or protocols developed and approved by both the board and the Medical Board of California in consultation with the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the California Pharmacists Association, and other appropriate entities. Existing law requires those standardized procedures or protocols to require that the patient use a self-screening tool that will identify related patient risk factors and that require the pharmacist to refer the patient for appropriate followup care, as specified. Existing law requires the pharmacist to provide the recipient of the drug with a standardized factsheet that includes the indications and contraindications for use of the drug, the appropriate method for using the drug, the need for medical followup, and other appropriate information. Existing law authorizes a pharmacist furnishing an FDA-approved, self-administered hormonal contraceptive pursuant to the above-described protocols to furnish, at the patient's request, up to a 12-month supply at one time.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] — 17–0 (pass) · lower
AB 50 Bonta Third Reading Urgency — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bonta — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-12-02 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-12-03 From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
2025-02-18 Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH. referral-committee
2025-04-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-04-02 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-03 Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. referral-committee
2025-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2025-04-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-28 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1316.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-04-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-07 Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. referral-committee
2025-06-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-06-23 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-08 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2579.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2025-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 135, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1bb24d94-3981-4195-ba10-ef2b8f770473. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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