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SB906 • 2026

Practice of pharmacy; establishing certain pharmacy staffing ratio. Effective date.

Practice of pharmacy; establishing certain pharmacy staffing ratio. Effective date.

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Sponsor
Rosino
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/15/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Practice of pharmacy; establishing certain pharmacy staffing ratio. Effective date.

Practice of pharmacy; establishing certain pharmacy staffing ratio.

What This Bill Does

  • Practice of pharmacy; establishing certain pharmacy staffing ratio.
  • Effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 906 (House): Engrossed (4/7/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 906 (Senate): Introduced (1/21/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.

  • (Floor Amendments Only) Date and Time Filed: Untimely Amendment Cycle Extended Secondary Amendment SENATE CHAMBER STATE OF OKLAHOMA DISPOSITION FLOOR AMENDMENT No.
  • ________ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (Date) I move to amend Senate Bill No.
  • 906, on Page 2, Line 15, by deleting after the word “than” and before the word “pharmacy”, the word “five” and inserting the word “four”.
  • Submitted by: _______________________ Senator Rosino Rosino-DC-CA-SB906 3/3/2025 12:17 PM 1

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/15/2025

  2. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Enrolled, to House

  3. 2025-05-08 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  4. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Sent to Governor

  5. 2025-05-07 House

    General Order

  6. 2025-05-07 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 6

  7. 2025-05-07 House

    Signed, returned to Senate

  8. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Referred for enrollment

  9. 2025-04-14 House

    CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

  10. 2025-04-09 House

    Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Health

  11. 2025-04-01 House

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

  12. 2025-04-01 House

    Referred to Public Health

  13. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Engrossed to House

  14. 2025-03-25 House

    First Reading

  15. 2025-03-24 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  16. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 28 Nays: 18

  17. 2025-03-24 Senate

    Referred for engrossment

  18. 2025-03-05 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  19. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Reported Do Pass as amended Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

  20. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

  21. 2025-02-04 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Stinson (principal House author)

  22. 2025-02-03 Senate

    First Reading

  23. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Authored by Senator Rosino

Official Summary Text

Practice of pharmacy; establishing certain pharmacy staffing ratio. Effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 906 (House): Engrossed (4/7/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for SB 906 (Senate): Introduced (1/21/2025)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 906 By: Rosino of the Senate

and

Stinson of the House

An Act relating to the practice of pharmacy; amending
59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.18A, which relates to
pharmacy technicians; updating statutory language;
establishing certain pharmacy staffing ratio; and
providing an effective date.

SUBJECT: Pharmacy

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.18A, is
amended to read as follows:

Section 353.18A. A. Supportive personnel may perform certain
tasks in the practice of pharmacy if such personnel perform the
tasks in compliance with rules promulgated by the State Board of
Pharmacy.

B. 1. No person shall serve as a pharmacy technician without
first procuring a permit from the Board.

2. An application for an initial or renewal pharmacy technician
permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be
submitted to the Board and provide any other information deemed
relevant by the Board.

3. An application for an initial or renewal permit shall be
accompanied by a permit fee not to exceed Seventy Five Seventy-five
Dollars ($75.00) for each period of one (1) year. A permit issued

ENR. S. B. NO. 906 Page 2
pursuant to this subsection shall be valid for a period to be
determined by the Board.

4. Every permitted pharmacy technician who fails to complete a
renewal form and remit the required renewal fee to the Board by the
fifteenth day after the expiration of the permit shall pay a late
fee to be fixed by the Board.

5. A pharmacy technician permit shall be cancelled canceled
thirty (30) days after expiration.

6. A person may obtain reinstatement of a cancelled canceled
pharmacy technician permit by making application, paying a
reinstatement fee, and satisfactorily completing other requirements
set by the Board.

C. A licensed retail pharmacy shall maintain a pharmacy
technician-to-pharmacist ratio of not more than four pharmacy
technicians for every one licensed pharmacist.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

ENR. S. B. NO. 906 Page 3
Passed the Senate the 24th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________