Became P.L.2025, c.196, on January 9, 2026.
2024–2025 Session
Senate Bill 2019
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 9
Chief co-sponsor from Mar 4
4 co-sponsors
Shirley K. Turner, Angela V. McKnight, M. Teresa Ruiz, Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Dec 22, 2025
Chief co-sponsor from Dec 22, 2025
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 9, 2024 to January 9, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action11 actions on 8 days
In the SenateJan 9 to Jun 30538 days
Health, Human Services and Senior CitizensJan 9 to Dec 9335 days
Budget and AppropriationsDec 9 to Jun 26199 days
In the General AssemblyJun 30 to Dec 22175 days
HealthJul 24 to Dec 18 · moved on147 days
AppropriationsDec 18 to Dec 180 days
With the GovernorDec 22 to Jan 918 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens8–0
Do pass as amended · Dec 9
Who voted how
Yea Angela V. McKnight, Holly T. Schepisi, John F. McKeon, Joseph F. Vitale, Owen Henry, Raj Mukherji, Renee C. Burgess, Robert W. Singer
Do pass as amended · Jun 26, 2025
Senate, third reading39–0
Passed · Jun 30, 2025
General Assembly, third reading74–0
Passed · Dec 22, 2025
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Dec 9
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 26, 2025
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 9 – Jun 30, 2025
- Jan 9Introduced in the Senate and sent to Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
- Dec 9Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Sent to Budget and Appropriations
- Jun 26, 2025Budget and Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Jun 30, 2025Passed the Senate, 39 to 0
In the General Assembly Jul 24, 2025 – Dec 22, 2025
- Jul 24, 2025Arrived in the General Assembly
- Sent to Health
- Dec 18, 2025Sent to Appropriations
- Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Dec 22, 2025Passed the General Assembly, 74 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 9, 2026
- Jan 9, 2026Signed by the Governor
- Became P.L.2025, c.196
All 11 actions, as published
- Jan 9INT 1RS REF SHHSenate
- Dec 9REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Dec 9REF SBASenate
- Jun 26, 2025REP/SCA 2RSSenate
- Jun 30, 2025PSSenate
- Jul 24, 2025R/A REF AHEGeneral Assembly
- Dec 18, 2025TRANS AAPGeneral Assembly
- Dec 18, 2025REP 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Dec 22, 2025SUB FORGeneral Assembly
- Dec 22, 2025PA PBHGeneral Assembly
- Jan 9, 2026APPGovernor