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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 980: An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for State Board of Pharmacy.

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

HB 980 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for State Board of Pharmacy. Primary sponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 23, 2026): Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Arvind VenkatPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Andrew KuzmaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Kristin MarcellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse178
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Brian MunroeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse144
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Donna ScheurenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse147
Jeremy ShafferCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Izzy Smith-Wade-ElCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“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. Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration, with amendments
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Professional Licensure

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source