All Roll Calls
Yes: 519 • No: 137
PennsylvaniaSB 952025-2026 Regular SessionSenate
An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for definitions, for licensing of pharmacists and for unlawful acts; and providing for pr . . .ice disclosure.
Sponsored By: Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Shoppers can request prescription price comparisons
Starting one year after enactment, Pennsylvania shoppers planning to buy prescription medicine can request price information from the pharmacist. Pharmacists must disclose the cash price and the shopper’s insurance cost-sharing for the brand and any available equivalent generic. The cash price excludes discounts, coverage, and the pharmacist’s dispensing fee. Pharmacists must also provide state exchange enrollment information, with a reminder to consider overall health and finances when choosing coverage. Pharmacies must post clear, accessible notices about this right and keep paper or electronic copies of the requirements and regulations. Disclosures must also be easy to read and accessible. Pharmacists are not liable for disclosure failures caused by technology problems. The law removes the prior summary-offense fine provision and requires Board of Pharmacy regulations for implementation and enforcement. Consultation with the state exchange authority and Insurance Department begins immediately; the remaining general requirements take effect after one year.
Temporary licenses for out-of-state pharmacists
Beginning immediately upon enactment, the Pennsylvania Board of Pharmacy has 180 days to issue provisional licenses to eligible pharmacists. Applicants must hold a current license from another U.S. state or territory and apply for Pennsylvania licensure by endorsement. The Board need not compare the two jurisdictions’ licensing requirements, and applicants need not provide the usual competency demonstration. Other endorsement and Board requirements still apply, along with federal and state pharmacy laws. Every provisional license expires 180 days after this provision takes effect—not 180 days after issuance. It ends sooner if the pharmacist receives a full endorsement license, is denied licensure, or violates its terms. The license cannot be renewed or extended.
Emergency responders can share overdose reversal medicine
Beginning 60 days after enactment, emergency medical services providers can give one sealed overdose-reversal dose package to a lay helper. The recipient must be a family member, friend, or someone else able to help a patient who experienced an opioid overdose. Packages contain naloxone or a comparable treatment specified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. A department standing order must authorize access without a prescription. The provider must judge distribution appropriate, considering immediate circumstances, including pharmacy availability and access. The quantity must follow package directions, and the provider must record the date and contents on the package or another suitable record. Providers do not have to stock or distribute packages and face no added liability for declining to do so.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Kristin Phillips-Hill
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Amanda M. Cappelletti
Democratic • Senate
Arthur L Haywood III
Democratic • Senate
Carolyn T. Comitta
Democratic • Senate
Christine M. Tartaglione
Democratic • Senate
Cris Dush
Republican • Senate
Devlin J. Robinson
Republican • Senate
Doug Mastriano
Republican • Senate
Frank A. Farry
Republican • Senate
Gene Yaw
Republican • Senate
Greg Rothman
Republican • Senate
Jay Costa
Democratic • Senate
John I. Kane
Democratic • Senate
Judy Ward
Republican • Senate
Lisa Baker
Republican • Senate
Maria Collett
Democratic • Senate
Michele Brooks
Republican • Senate
Nikil Saval
Democratic • Senate
Patrick J. Stefano
Republican • Senate
Sharif Street
Democratic • Senate
Vincent J. Hughes
Democratic • Senate
Wayne D. Fontana
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
committee vote • 6/30/2025
37 0
Yes: 37 • No: 0
committee vote • 6/30/2025
17 0
Yes: 17 • No: 0
committee vote • 6/30/2025
37 0
Yes: 37 • No: 0
House vote • 6/25/2025
Senate Bill 95 PN0918 A01309
Yes: 111 • No: 92
House vote • 6/25/2025
Senate Bill 95 PN0918 A01308
Yes: 158 • No: 45
committee vote • 6/24/2025
26 0
Yes: 26 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/10/2025
Senate Bill 95 PN0918, Final Passage
Yes: 50 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/9/2025
Senate Bill 95 PN0050 A00975, HUGHES Amendment No. A-0975
Yes: 50 • No: 0
committee vote • 6/2/2025
22 0
Yes: 22 • No: 0
committee vote • 5/12/2025
11 0
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act No. 34 of 2025
7/7/2025GovernorApproved by the Governor
7/7/2025GovernorPresented to the Governor
6/30/2025SenateSigned in House
6/30/2025SenateSigned in Senate
6/30/2025SenateSenate concurred in House amendments (48-2)
6/30/2025SenateRe-reported on concurrence, as committed
6/30/2025SenateReferred to Rules & Executive Nominations
6/30/2025SenateThird consideration and final passage (126-77)
6/30/2025HouseRe-reported as amended
6/30/2025HouseAmended in House Committee on Appropriations
6/30/2025HouseRe-referred to Appropriations
6/25/2025HouseSecond consideration, with amendments
6/25/2025HouseRemoved from table
6/24/2025HouseLaid on the table
6/24/2025HouseFirst consideration
6/24/2025HouseReported as committed
6/24/2025HouseReferred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
6/11/2025HouseThird consideration and final passage (50-0)
6/10/2025SenateAmended on third consideration (50-0)
6/9/2025SenateRe-reported as committed
6/2/2025SenateRe-referred to Appropriations
5/13/2025SenateSecond consideration
5/13/2025SenateFirst consideration
5/12/2025SenateReported as committed
5/12/2025Senate
Bill Text
PN 1019
6/30/2025
PN 1012
6/25/2025
PN 918
6/9/2025
PN 50
1/22/2025
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