HB 1585 — Pharmacy technicians; training guidelines; training skills; on-the-job training; effective date.
Last action — Approved by Governor 05/05/2025
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt (Republican) on May 05, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
43 added · 50 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes to HB 1585 allow pharmacy technician trainees who are at least 17 years old and enrolled in specific apprenticeship or training programs to complete their training in a pharmacy without needing to be a pharmacy employee. Additionally, the programs must now carry liability insurance to protect students during their training. These updates aim to enhance training accessibility and ensure safety for students as they gain practical experience in a pharmacy setting.
ENGROSSEDAn Act ENROLLED HOUSE BILL NO.
Lay and Lawson of the House and Seifried of the Senate 5 7 An Act relating to pharmacy technicians;
BESUBJECT: IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
Pharmacy technicians BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
This permit ENGR.will only be used for educational purposes for those enrolled in an Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy-approved program.
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1585 Page 1 will only be used for educational purposes for those enrolled in an Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy approved program.
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PassedENR. the House of Representatives the 27th day of March, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the _____ day of __________, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate ENGR.
1585 Page 2 Passed the House of Representatives the 27th day of March, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the 29th day of April, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
_________________________________ Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________ Governor of the State of Oklahoma OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
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View plain text versions (9)
- Enrolled Enrolled (final version) Current pdf
- Engrossed View text pdf
- Floor (House) View text pdf
- Floor (Senate) View text pdf
- Policy Committee Recommendation View text pdf
- Committee Substitute House Committee Substitute pdf
- Committee Substitute Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 pdf
- Committee Substitute Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 pdf
- Introduced View text pdf
Amendments
2 amendments- 1 Floor Amendment by MARTI (UNTIMELY FILED) Show changes
- 2 Floor Amendment by LAY (UNTIMELY FILED) Show changes
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Action History
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Approved by Governor 05/05/2025
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Sent to Governor
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Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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Referred for enrollment
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Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
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Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
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General Order, Considered
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Placed on General Order
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Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
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Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
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First Reading
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Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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Referred for engrossment
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Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 0
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Amended by floor substitute
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Considered
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Laid over
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General Order
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Authored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)
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CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
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Coauthored by Representative(s) Lawson
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Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health
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Referred to Public Health
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Referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
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Withdrawn from Rules Committee
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Remove Representative Lawson as principal House author and substitute with Representative Lay
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Second Reading referred to Rules
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Authored by Representative Lawson
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First Reading
Sponsors
- Mike Lay · Primary
- Ally Seifried · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Mike Lay Republican
- Ally Seifried Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carri Hicks | Democrat | Yea |
| Jo Anna Dossett | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia Kirt | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Mann | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary B. Boren | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brooks | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nikki Nice | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Goodwin | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reinhardt | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Pugh | Republican | Yea |
| Ally Seifried | Republican | Yea |
| Avery Frix | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Coleman | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Stanley | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Guthrie | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Murdock | Republican | Yea |
| Christi Gillespie | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dana Prieto | Republican | Yea |
| Darcy Jech | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Rader | Republican | Yea |
| David Bullard | Republican | Yea |
| District 24 | Republican | Yea |
| Dusty Deevers | Republican | Yea |
| George Burns | Republican | Not Voting |
| Grant Green | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Alvord | Republican | Yea |
| John Haste | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Wingard | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| Julie McIntosh | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly Hines | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kendal Sacchieri | Republican | Yea |
| Kristen Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Standridge | Republican | Yea |
| Lonnie Paxton | Republican | Yea |
| Micheal Bergstrom | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Rosino | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Grellner | Republican | Not Voting |
| Roland Pederson | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Jett | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Kern | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Gollihare | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Woods | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Hamilton | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carri Hicks | Democrat | Yea |
| Jo Anna Dossett | Democrat | Yea |
| Nikki Nice | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reinhardt | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Pugh | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Coleman | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Stanley | Republican | Yea |
| Julie McIntosh | Republican | Yea |
| Kristen Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Standridge | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Rosino | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 67 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 84 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 0% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Alonso-Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Not Voting |
| Lowe (J) | — | Not Voting |
| VACANCY: | — | Not Voting |
| Crosswhite Hader | — | Yea |
| Andy Fugate | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Menz | Democrat | Yea |
| Cyndi Munson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ellen Pogemiller | Democrat | Yea |
| Ellyn Hefner | Democrat | Yea |
| Jacob Rosecrants | Democrat | Yea |
| Jared Deck | Democrat | Yea |
| John Waldron | Democrat | Yea |
| Melissa Provenzano | Democrat | Yea |
| Meloyde Blancett | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle McCane | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mickey Dollens | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Schreiber | Democrat | Yea |
| Trish Ranson | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Ed Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Boles | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Caldwell | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Banning | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Kannady | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Sneed | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Staires | Republican | Not Voting |
| Cody Maynard | Republican | Yea |
| Collin Duel | Republican | Yea |
| Cynthia Roe | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Pae | Republican | Not Voting |
| Danny Sterling | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Williams | Republican | Yea |
| David Hardin | Republican | Yea |
| David Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Dell Kerbs | Republican | Yea |
| Derrick Hildebrant | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Lowe | Republican | Yea |
| Eddy Dempsey | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Gise | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Erick Harris | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gabe Woolley | Republican | Yea |
| George Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Gerrid Kendrix | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Blair | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Steagall | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Grego | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Olsen | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Shaw | Republican | Yea |
| John George | Republican | Yea |
| John Kane | Republican | Yea |
| John Pfeiffer | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Wilk | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Cantrell | Republican | Yea |
| Josh West | Republican | Yea |
| Judd Strom | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Humphrey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ken Luttrell | Republican | Yea |
| Kenton Patzkowsky | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin West | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn Stark | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Chapman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Lepak | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tedford | Republican | Not Voting |
| Max Wolfley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Dobrinski | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Lay | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Osburn | Republican | Yea |
| Molly Jenkins | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Hays | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nick Archer | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Preston Stinson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rande Worthen | Republican | Yea |
| Rick West | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Manger | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ronny Johns | Republican | Yea |
| Ross Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Rusty Cornwell | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Eaves | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Fetgatter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stacy Jo Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Stan May | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bashore | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Marti | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Townley | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy West | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Gann | Republican | Yea |
| Toni Hasenbeck | Republican | Not Voting |
| Trey Caldwell | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 17% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Cyndi Munson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ellyn Hefner | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Ed Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Cynthia Roe | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Pae | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Williams | Republican | Yea |
| David Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Cantrell | Republican | Nay |
| Marilyn Stark | Republican | Yea |
| Preston Stinson | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Marti | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ellen Pogemiller | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Cynthia Roe | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Sterling | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin West | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn Stark | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 1585?
- HB 1585 is sponsored by Mike Lay (Republican) and Ally Seifried (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1585?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.
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