2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB745: Therapeutic interchange; Bd. of Pharmacy to convene work group to review authority of pharmacists.

Legislative Summary

Board of Pharmacy; therapeutic interchange; work group; report. Directs the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to review the current authority of pharmacists to initiate therapeutic interchange and make recommendations to streamline and modernize the therapeutic interchange process in the Commonwealth. The bill also directs the work group to submit a report to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 15, 2025.

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Bill History

11/16/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100537D
Senate
11/16/2024
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/13/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB745)
Senate
1/17/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
Senate
1/23/2025
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Engrossed by Senate
Senate
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Assigned sub: Health
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services (14-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed House (51-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB745ER)
Senate
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB745)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 502 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0502)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (51-Y 46-N)
2/18/2025
51
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services (14-Y 8-N)
2/13/2025
14
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
2/11/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Favola
Barbara Favola
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20252.2 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/20/20252.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text11/16/20243.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/202599.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/13/2025100.0 KB