California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 447
Emergency room patient prescriptions.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Mark González (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, establishes the California State Board of Pharmacy for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists and pharmacies. Existing law authorizes a prescriber to dispense a dangerous drug, including a controlled substance, to an emergency room patient if specified requirements are met, including that the dangerous drug is acquired by the hospital pharmacy.
This bill would, notwithstanding any other law, authorize a prescriber to dispense an unused portion of a dangerous drug acquired by the hospital pharmacy to an emergency room patient upon discharge if certain conditions are satisfied, including that the dangerous drug is not a controlled substance and that dispensing the unused portion of the dangerous drug is required to continue treatment of the patient.
Existing law requires an automated drug delivery system (ADDS) that is installed, leased, owned, or operated in California to be licensed by the board. Existing law exempts an automated unit dose system (AUDS) , a type of ADDS, from licensure if the AUDS is used solely to provide doses administered to patients while in a licensed general acute care hospital facility or a licensed acute psychiatric hospital facility if the licensed hospital pharmacy owns or leases the AUDS and owns the dangerous drugs and dangerous devices in the AUDS.
This bill would also exempt from licensure an AUDS that is used to dispense dangerous drugs to emergency room patients in accordance with specified requirements.
Text versions
- 10/06/25 - Chaptered· Oct 6, 2025
- 08/27/25 - Enrolled· Aug 27, 2025
- 05/01/25 - Amended Assembly· May 1, 2025
- 04/09/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 9, 2025
- 03/28/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 28, 2025
- 02/06/25 - Introduced· Feb 6, 2025
- AB447
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 Senate | Consent Calendar 2nd AB447 Mark González | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 2, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 23, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 23, 2025 House | AB 447 Mark González Consent Calendar Second Day | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2025 House | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 29, 2025 House | Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2025 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 6, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 363, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 6, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 2, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - Aug 26, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. - Aug 25, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2250.). - Aug 20, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - Aug 19, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. - Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. - Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and HEALTH. - May 23, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 23, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1662.) - May 15, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. - May 14, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). - May 5, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - May 1, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 30, 2025 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 29). - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. - Mar 3, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH. - Feb 7, 2025 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 9. - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Read first time. To print.