CA AB 1794
enactedPharmacy: enteral nutrition supplements or replacements.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1794 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1794 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 546, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1794 about?
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, requires the California State Board of Pharmacy within the Department of Consumer Affairs to license and regulate the practice of pharmacy, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies. Under existing law, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, compound, furnish, sell, or dispense a dangerous drug or dangerous device, or to dispense or compound a prescription unless they are licensed, as specified. Existing law authorizes the distribution of drugs and devices directly to dialysis patients pursuant to regulations adopted by the board and other specified conditions. This bill would also authorize a pharmacist, manufacturer, or wholesaler to participate in an arrangement or agreement to deliver enteral nutrition supplements or replacements directly to a patient's residence pursuant to a valid order from a prescriber acting within their scope of practice, and in accordance with the services and activities provided by a pharmacist, consistent with the accepted standard of care, as specified. For these purposes, the bill would define "enteral nutrition supplements or replacements" to mean medical food used as a therapeutic regimen to prevent serious disability or death in patients with medically diagnosed conditions that preclude the full use of regular food. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to existing provisions.
Who sponsors CA AB 1794?
Ransom is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1794.
Description
Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, requires the California State Board of Pharmacy within the Department of Consumer Affairs to license and regulate the practice of pharmacy, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies. Under existing law, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, compound, furnish, sell, or dispense a dangerous drug or dangerous device, or to dispense or compound a prescription unless they are licensed, as specified. Existing law authorizes the distribution of drugs and devices directly to dialysis patients pursuant to regulations adopted by the board and other specified conditions. This bill would also authorize a pharmacist, manufacturer, or wholesaler to participate in an arrangement or agreement to deliver enteral nutrition supplements or replacements directly to a patient's residence pursuant to a valid order from a prescriber acting within their scope of practice, and in accordance with the services and activities provided by a pharmacist, consistent with the accepted standard of care, as specified. For these purposes, the bill would define "enteral nutrition supplements or replacements" to mean medical food used as a therapeutic regimen to prevent serious disability or death in patients with medically diagnosed conditions that preclude the full use of regular food. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to existing provisions.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-14
- Latest action
- 2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 546, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ransomauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-27
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 546, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-27
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-31
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6465.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-24
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-24
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-06-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-29
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-08
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-20
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
referral-committee
2026-05-12
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4990.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-16
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-15
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 14).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
referral-committee
2026-02-11
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
2026-02-10
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-14 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (19)
- Elhawary: yes
- Addis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Chen: yes
- Haney: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Bains: other
Do pass.
2026-04-29 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Tangipa: yes
- Solache: yes
- Fong: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Krell: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Ta: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Muratsuchi: other
AB 1794 Ransom Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-11 · pass · 73-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Haney: yes
- Flora: yes
- Berman: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Davies: yes
- Mark González: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ta: yes
- Hart: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Patel: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Chen: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Solache: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Soria: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
- Arambula: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-15 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Strickland: yes
- Choi: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Niello: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Caballero: yes
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