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Bill Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees; registration. Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees; registration. Amends eligibility criteria for registration as a pharmacy technician to include a requirement that the individual has (i) successfully completed or was enrolled in a Board of Pharmacy-approved pharmacy technician training program or (ii) passed a national certification examination required by the Board of Pharmacy but did not complete a Board-approved pharmacy technician training program. The bill also directs the Board to establish requirements for the issuance of a registration as a pharmacy technician to a person who (a) has previously practiced as a pharmacy technician in another U.S. jurisdiction and (b) has passed a national certification examination required by the Board. The bill defines "pharmacy technician trainee" and sets out requirements for registration as a pharmacy technician trainee. The bill also directs the Board to convene a workgroup composed of stakeholders deemed appropriate by the Board to develop recommendations related to the addition of duties that a pharmacy technician registered by the Board may perform. This bill is identical to SB 830. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1304 Virginia HB 1304 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1304 (2020) — Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees; registration.

Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees; registration. Amends eligibility criteria for registration as a pharmacy technician to include a requirement that the individual has (i) successfully completed or was enrolled in a Board of Pharmacy-approved pharmacy technician training program or (ii) passed a national certification examination required by the Board of Pharmacy but did not complete a Board-approved pharmacy technician training program. The bill also directs the Board to establish requirements for the issuance of a registration as a pharmacy technician to a person who (a) has previously practiced as a pharmacy technician in another U.S. jurisdiction and (b) has passed a national certification examination required by the Board. The bill defines "pharmacy technician trainee" and sets out requirements for registration as a pharmacy technician trainee. The bill also directs the Board to convene a workgroup composed of stakeholders deemed appropriate by the Board to develop recommendations related to the addition of duties that a pharmacy technician registered by the Board may perform. This bill is identical to SB 830.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1304ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Impact statement from DPB (HB1304) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB1304H1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) — 60 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N) — 961 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • M. Keith Hodges — primary (person)
  • James E. Edmunds, II — cosponsor (person)
  • Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
  • Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104811D introduction
  • 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
  • 2020-01-15 Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions referral-committee
  • 2020-01-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB1304)
  • 2020-01-23 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-01-28 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-28 Committee substitute printed 20105913D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-01-29 Impact statement from DPB (HB1304H1)
  • 2020-01-30 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-01-31 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-01-31 Committee substitute agreed to 20105913D-H1
  • 2020-01-31 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1304H1
  • 2020-02-03 Passed by for the day
  • 2020-02-04 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-04 VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-05 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2020-02-13 Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-17 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-17 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-20 Enrolled
  • 2020-02-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB1304ER)
  • 2020-02-20 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-02-21 Signed by President
  • 2020-02-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
  • 2020-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
  • 2020-03-03 Approved by Governor-Chapter 102 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/df95e744-bb69-4bcd-8f49-6d2155cc3bce. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).