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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 529: Pharmacy: declared state of emergency.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 529 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pharmacy: declared state of emergency. Primary sponsor: Patrick Ahrens (D). Most recent recorded action (July 10, 2025): In Senate. Held at Desk.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

The Pharmacy Law requires the California State Board of Pharmacy within the Department of Consumer Affairs to license and regulate the practice of pharmacy, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies. The Pharmacy Law authorizes the board, during a declared federal, state, or local emergency, to waive application of any provision of the Pharmacy Law or the regulations adopted pursuant to it, if, in the board’s opinion, the waiver will aid in the protection of public health or the provision of patient care. Existing law authorizes the board to elect to continue to waive application of any provision of the Pharmacy Law for up to 90 days following the termination of a declared public emergency if, in the board’s opinion, the continued waiver will aid in the protection of public health or the provision of patient care.

This bill would instead authorize the board to elect to continue to waive application of any provision of the Pharmacy Law for up to 120 days following the termination of a declared emergency.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick AhrensPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly26

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In Senate. Held at Desk.
  2. Ordered to the Senate.
  3. Withdrawn from Engrossing and Enrolling.
  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1932.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
  7. From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
  8. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  10. Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1386.)

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page