North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S855: Community-Based Pharmacy Protections.
Status: In committee, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to include all community-based pharmacies operating under independent ownership in the definition of independent pharmacy.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCLUDE ALL COMMUNITY-BASED PHARMACIES OPERATING UNDER INDEPENDENT OWNERSHIP IN THE DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT PHARMACY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 58-51-37(6) reads as rewritten: "(6) Independent pharmacy. - A pharmacy that is part of a group has a limited market of 10 or fewer pharmacies under common ownership, including a pharmacy that is part of a group of one.states and that meets at least one of the following criteria: a. Is non-publicly traded. b. Has a pharmacy-focused core business objective." SECTION 2. Effective July 1, 2026, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Insurance the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to support the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of S.L. 2025-69, also known as The SCRIPT Act. SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law. *DRS15408-MRa-159*
Sponsors
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Ford, Carl (R, 33)
- Jarvis, Steve (R, 30)
- Jones, Dana (R, 31)
- Measmer, Chris (R, 34)
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48)
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
- Settle, Eddie D. (R, 36)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PHARMACISTS & PHARMACIES, PHARMACEUTICALS, COMMERCE, HEALTH SERVICES, INSURANCE, SMALL BUSINESS, PUBLIC, DEFINITIONS
Common questions
- What is S855?
- S855 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Community-Based Pharmacy Protections.
- What does S855 do?
- In its own words: An act to include all community-based pharmacies operating under independent ownership in the definition of independent pharmacy.
- What is the status of S855?
- In committee as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored S855?
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S855?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S855
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