Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H877: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes sale, transfer, & distribution of certain compounded drugs; provides requirements for sale, transfer, & distribution of such medications; requires person engaging in sale, transfer, or distribution of compounded drugs to maintain certain records for specified timeframe; requires such person to furnish certain records to board upon request within specified timeframe; prohibits advertising or promotion of compounded drugs except; provides penalties; requires certain persons or entities to maintain certain records for specified timeframe & furnish such records to Board of Pharmacy within specified timeframe; authorizes Attorney General, in collaboration with Board of Pharmacy, to adopt rules.
What the bill says
An act relating to active pharmaceutical ingredients; creating s. 465.1903, F.S.; defining the term "bulk drug substance" or "active pharmaceutical ingredient"; authorizing the sale, transfer, and distribution of certain compounded drugs under certain circumstances; providing requirements for the sale, transfer, and distribution of such medications; providing penalties; providing penalties…
From the introduced text, December 23, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to active pharmaceutical ingredients; creating s. 465.1903, F.S.; defining the term "bulk drug substance" or "active pharmaceutical ingredient"; authorizing the sale, transfer, and distribution of certain compounded drugs under certain circumstances; providing requirements for the sale, transfer, and distribution of such medications; providing penalties; providing penalties; requiring certain persons or entities to maintain certain records for a specified timeframe and furnish such records to the Board of Pharmacy under certain circumstances within a specified timeframe; authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to conduct inspections and adopt rules; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 465.1903, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 465.1903 Active pharmaceutical ingredients.-- (1) As used in this section, the term "bulk drug substance" or "active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)" means any substance that is intended for incorporation into a finished drug product and is intended to furnish pharmacological activity words underlined are additions. hb877-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 877 2026 or other direct effect in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or to affect the structure or any function of the body. The term does not include intermediates used in the synthesis of the substance. (2) A person or entity may only engage in the sale, transfer, or distribution …
Sponsors
- Koster, Traci (R, HD-066) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H877?
- H877 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.
- What does H877 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to active pharmaceutical ingredients; creating s. 465.1903, F.S.; defining the term "bulk drug substance" or "active pharmaceutical ingredient"; authorizing the sale, transfer, and distribution of certain compounded drugs under certain circumstances; providing requirements for the sale, transfer, and distribution of such medications; providing penalties; providing penalties…
- What is the status of H877?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H877?
- Koster, Traci (R, HD-066).
- Where is the official record for H877?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/877
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