2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB526: Creating Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to authorize pharmacists to practice the full extent of their education and training to prescribe low-risk medications to patients.
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Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
2/19/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/19/2025
To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization
Senate
2/19/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/19/2025
To Health and Human Resources
Senate
2/21/2025
Reported do pass, but first to Government Organization
Senate
2/21/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
3/11/2025
Committee substitute reported
Senate
3/12/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
3/12/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/13/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/13/2025
Laid over on 2nd reading 3/13/2025
Senate
3/14/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/14/2025
Floor amendment rejected (Roll No. 118)
Senate
3/17/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/17/2025
Referred to Rules on 3rd reading
Senate
3/24/2025
Reported do pass, with amendment
Senate
3/25/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/25/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/25/2025
Committee Amendment Reported
Senate
3/25/2025
Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/25/2025
Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/26/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/26/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/26/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 182)
Senate
3/26/2025
Title amendment adopted
Senate
3/26/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
3/26/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
To Health and Human Resources
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
To House Health and Human Resources
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Immediate consideration
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
Placed on House Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
On 2nd reading, House Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
From House Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Committee amendment withdrawn (Voice)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Motion to table the motion to postpone indefinitely rejected
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 507)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/12/2025
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 551)
Senate
4/12/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/12/2025
Completed legislative action
Senate
Amendments
sb526 hfa worrell 4-11 _1 adopted
sb526 hfa worrell 4-11 _1 adopted
4/11/2025Adopted
sb526 hfa worrell 4-11 _1 adopted adopted
sb526 hfa worrell 4-11 _1 adopted adopted
4/11/2025Adopted
sb526 hfat worrell 4-11 adopted
sb526 hfat worrell 4-11 adopted
4/11/2025Adopted
sb526 hfa worrell 4-11 _1
sb526 hfa worrell 4-11 _1
4/11/2025Not Adopted
sb526 hfat worrell 4-11
sb526 hfat worrell 4-11
4/11/2025Not Adopted
sb526 h hhr am _1
sb526 h hhr am _1
4/8/2025Not Adopted
sb526 sfat rucker _1 3-26 adopted
sb526 sfat rucker _1 3-26 adopted
3/26/2025Adopted
sb526 sfat rucker _1 3-26
sb526 sfat rucker _1 3-26
3/26/2025Not Adopted
sb526 sfa martin _1 3-25 adopted
sb526 sfa martin _1 3-25 adopted
3/25/2025Adopted
sb526 sfa martin _1 3-25
sb526 sfa martin _1 3-25
3/25/2025Not Adopted
sb526 s rules am _1 3-24 adopted
sb526 s rules am _1 3-24 adopted
3/24/2025Adopted
sb526 s rules am _1 3-24
sb526 s rules am _1 3-24
3/24/2025Not Adopted
sb526 sfa takubo, tarr, weld _1 3-13
sb526 sfa takubo, tarr, weld _1 3-13
3/13/2025Not Adopted
sb526 sfa takubo, tarr, weld _1 3-13 rejected
sb526 sfa takubo, tarr, weld _1 3-13 rejected
3/13/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 551)
4/12/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 507)
4/11/2025
72
Yea
25
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 182)
3/26/2025
33
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor amendment rejected (Roll No. 118)
3/14/2025
14
Yea
17
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
