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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.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1304ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1304) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1304H1) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) — 6–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N) — 96–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (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).