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AB43Introduced in the Assembly

Permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Failed

Introduced by Joel Kitchens, District 1

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act to amend 450.095 (title) and 450.095 (3); to create 49.46 (2) (bg), 450.01 (16) (L), 450.095 (1) (ag) and (ar) and 450.095 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Where it stands

Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

March 23, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

AssemblyStage: Assembly: Read a third time and passed · May 13, 2025

87

Yes

10

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

99 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Joel Kitchens1Yes
Shae Sortwell2No
Ron Tusler3Yes
David Steffen4Yes
Joy Goeben5No
Elijah Behnke6No
Karen Kirsch7Yes
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez8Yes
Pricilla Prado9Yes
Darrin Madison10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  3. Senators Spreitzer and Habush Sinykin added as cosponsors

  4. Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor

  5. Representatives DeSmidt and Tusler added as coauthors

  6. Representatives Madison and Clancy added as coauthors

  7. Fiscal estimate received

  8. Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor

  9. Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  10. Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  11. Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  12. Representative Wittke added as a coauthor

  13. Fiscal estimate received

  14. Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  15. LRB correction

  16. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  17. Public hearing held

  18. Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  19. Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  20. Executive action taken

  21. Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 12, Noes 2

  22. Referred to committee on Rules

  23. Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  24. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025

  25. Representatives Emerson and Moore Omokunde added as coauthors

  26. Read a second time

  27. Ordered to a third reading

  28. Rules suspended

  29. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 87, Noes 10

  30. Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Received from Assembly

  32. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  33. Available for scheduling

  34. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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