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HB1052 • 2026

Pharmacy, Board of; increases membership, registered pharmacy technician.

<p class=ldtitle>A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-3305 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Pharmacy; membership; registered pharmacy technician.</p>

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Phillips
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Failed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify how or when the new member will be chosen, nor does it mention changes to existing duties.

Board of Pharmacy Membership Change

This bill changes the membership of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy by adding one more member, making it eleven members total, with the new addition being a registered pharmacy technician.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the number of members on the Virginia Board of Pharmacy from ten to eleven.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Virginia Board of Pharmacy
  • Registered pharmacy technicians in Virginia

Terms To Know

Board of Pharmacy
A group that oversees and regulates pharmacies and pharmacists in the state.
Registered pharmacy technician
A person who is certified to work under a pharmacist's supervision in a pharmacy setting.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how or when the new member will be chosen.
  • It does not mention any changes to the duties of existing board members.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 House

    Read third time and defeated by House (34-Y 63-N 0-A)

  2. 2026-02-04 House

    Read third time and defeated by House (35-Y 61-N 0-A)

  3. 2026-02-04 House

    Reconsidered

  4. 2026-02-04 House

    Passed by for the day

  5. 2026-02-03 House

    Read second time and engrossed

  6. 2026-02-02 House

    Read first time

  7. 2026-01-29 Health and Human Services

    Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 1-N)

  8. 2026-01-16 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1052)

  9. 2026-01-14 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103954D

  10. 2026-01-14 Health and Human Services

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

Board of Pharmacy; membership; registered pharmacy technician.
Increases the membership of the Board of Pharmacy from 10 to 11 members, with the additional member being a registered pharmacy technician.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL to amend and reenact §
54.1-3305
of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Pharmacy; membership; registered pharmacy technician.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §
54.1-3305
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§
54.1-3305
. Board; membership; terms; meetings; quorum; officers.

The Board of Pharmacy shall consist of
ten
11
members
,
as follows: eight licensed pharmacists who are graduates of an approved school or college of pharmacy
and
,
two
nonlegislative
citizen members
, and one
registered pharmacy technician
. The terms of office of the members shall be four years.

The Board shall meet at least annually at such times and places
,
and upon such notice as the Board may determine and as its business may require. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

The Board shall annually elect from its members a
chairman
chair
.

There shall be an executive director for the Board of Pharmacy who shall be licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth as a pharmacist.