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HB469 • 2026

PHARMACISTS: Provides relative to the pharmacy education support fee collected by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy

PHARMACISTS: Provides relative to the pharmacy education support fee collected by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Edmond Jordan
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Pending Senate Health and Welfare - Considered 5/20/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the consequences of choosing not to pay the fee, updating the eligible schools' list, or resolving disputes over fee allocation.

Pharmacy Education Support Fee Changes

This bill changes the allocation and collection process for the pharmacy education support fee, allowing it to be directed to eligible schools of pharmacy, not just public universities.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement that only accredited schools at public universities can receive the pharmacy education support fee.
  • Requires the board to include a list of eligible schools on renewal forms for pharmacists' licenses and pharmacies' permits.
  • Allows pharmacists and pharmacies to choose which school receives their fee from the list provided by the board.
  • Ensures that Xavier of Louisiana College of Pharmacy is included in the list of eligible schools.
  • Requires the board to allocate fees collected to the specific school chosen by the pharmacist or pharmacy.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Pharmacists who renew their licenses and pay the education support fee.
  • Pharmacies that hold permits from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and pay the education support fee.
  • Accredited schools of pharmacy in Louisiana, including Xavier of Louisiana College of Pharmacy.

Terms To Know

pharmacy education support fee
A $100 annual fee paid by pharmacists and pharmacies to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy for use in supporting pharmacy education programs at eligible schools.
eligible school of pharmacy
An accredited school of pharmacy that can receive the pharmacy education support fee from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a pharmacist or pharmacy chooses not to pay the fee.
  • It is unclear how the list of eligible schools will be updated in the future.
  • There are no details on how disputes over fee allocation might be resolved.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  2. 2026-03-25 S

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  3. 2026-03-25 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  4. 2026-03-23 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.

  5. 2026-03-23 H

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  6. 2026-03-18 H

    Reported favorably (10-0).

  7. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  8. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  9. 2026-02-26 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  10. 2026-02-26 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PHARMACISTS: Provides relative to the pharmacy education support fee collected by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy

Current Bill Text

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HLS 26RS-1013 ENGROSSED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 469
BY REPRESENTATIVE JORDAN
PHARMACISTS: Provides relative to the pharmacy education support fee collected by the
Louisiana Board of Pharmacy
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1207(A)(2)(a)(i) and (b) and 1230(A)(2)(a)(i) and (b),
3 relative to the pharmacy education support fee; to provide relative to licenses and
4 permits issued by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; to provide for the allocation of
5 the fee; to remove requirements to receive the fee; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 37:1207(A)(2)(a)(i) and (b) and 1230(A)(2)(a)(i) and (b) are hereby
8 amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 §1207. Renewal of license, registration, and certification; expiration; reinstatement
10 A.
11 * * *
12 (2)(a)(i) The board shall assess on each pharmacist license renewal as
13 required by this Section an additional fee of one hundred dollars per year to be
14 designated as the "pharmacy education support fee". This fee shall be dedicated and
15 allocated as specified in this Paragraph to an accredited school of pharmacy of a
16 public university in this state. The board shall include on each license renewal form
17 issued to a pharmacist an optional election whereby the person may elect not to remit
18 the one hundred dollar pharmacy education support fee. The board shall also include
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HLS 26RS-1013 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 469
1 on the license renewal form a list of eligible schools of pharmacy, including but not
2 limited to Xavier of Louisiana College of Pharmacy, and provide an area for the
3 pharmacist to designate which school of pharmacy receives the fee.
4 * * *
5 (b) The board shall disburse all monies collected pursuant to this Paragraph
6 to an the accredited public university pharmacy school in this state selected by the
7 pharmacist on or before April first annually. The public university pharmacy school
8 shall utilize these monies solely for the benefit of its pharmacy education program
9 and the expenditure of such funds shall be approved by the board of supervisors of
10 the university system of which the university is a member. The funds collected
11 pursuant to this Paragraph shall be in addition to any other monies received by the
12 university that operates the pharmacy school and are intended to supplement and not
13 replace, displace, or supplant any other funds that the university receives from the
14 state or from any other source.
15 * * *
16 §1230. Renewal of permits; expiration; reinstatement
17 A.
18 * * *
19 (2)(a)(i) The board shall assess on each pharmacy permit renewal required
20 by this Section an additional fee of one hundred dollars per year to be designated as
21 the "pharmacy education support fee". This fee shall be dedicated and allocated as
22 specified in this Paragraph to an accredited school of pharmacy of a public university
23 in this state. The board shall include on each permit renewal form issued to a
24 pharmacy an optional election whereby the pharmacy may elect not to remit the one
25 hundred dollar pharmacy education support fee. The board shall also include on the
26 permit renewal form a list of eligible schools of pharmacy, including but not limited
27 to Xavier of Louisiana College of Pharmacy, and provide an area for the pharmacist
28 to designate which school of pharmacy receives the fee.
29 * * *
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HLS 26RS-1013 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 469
1 (b) The board shall disburse all monies collected pursuant to this Paragraph
2 to an accredited public university pharmacy school in this state selected by the
3 pharmacist on or before April first annually. The public university pharmacy school
4 shall utilize these monies solely for the benefit of its pharmacy education program
5 and the expenditure of such funds shall be approved by the board of supervisors of
6 the university system of which the university is a member. The funds collected
7 pursuant to this Paragraph shall be in addition to any other monies received by the
8 university that operates the pharmacy school and are intended to supplement and not
9 replace, displace, or supplant any other funds that the university receives from the
10 state or from any other source.
11 * * *
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 469 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Jordan
Abstract: Provides for the allocation of the pharmacy education support fee.
Present law requires each pharmacy holding a pharmacy permit or a pharmacist license from
the La. Board of Pharmacy (board) to apply for a renewal and pay a renewal fee.
Present law assesses a $100 annual "pharmacy education support fee" on pharmacist license
and pharmacy permit renewals, which is remitted to an accredited school of pharmacy at a
public university.
Proposed law removes the requirement that an eligible university be public.
Present law allows a pharmacist to choose not to pay the pharmacy education support fee by
selecting an option on the license renewal form.
Proposed law directs the board to include a list of eligible schools of pharmacy on the
pharmacist license and pharmacy permit renewal forms.
Proposed law provides that Xavier of La. College of Pharmacy is eligible to receive the
pharmacy education support fee.
Proposed law adds that a licensee or permittee may select an eligible pharmacy school on
the renewal form to receive the pharmacy education support fee.
Proposed law directs the board to allocate the fee to the eligible pharmacy school selected
by the licensee or permittee.
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HLS 26RS-1013 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 469
Present law requires the board to allocate all pharmacy education support fees collected by
April first each year.
Proposed law retains present law.
(Amends R.S. 37:1207(A)(2)(a)(i) and (b) and 1230(A)(2)(a)(i) and (b))
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