California legislators have passed a first-in-the-nation bill to crack down on understaffed chain pharmacies and cut down on medication dispensing errors.
After passing in the Senate Sept. 13 on a vote of 30-9 with one senator not voting, Assembly Bill (AB) 1286 dubbed the “Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act,” authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), passed the Assembly on a 59-8 vote— with 13 members abstaining—the following day and is now awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature.
