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I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1009 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

Chief Clerk

Secretary of State

State of Washington

HB 1009.PLHOUSE BILL 1009SENATEPassed Legislature2025 Regular Session69th Legislature2025 Regular SessionRepresentatives Low, Ramel, and EslickPrefiled 12/04/24.Read first time 01/13/25.Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.Adjusting the membership of the pharmacy quality assurance commission. AN ACT Relating to the membership of the pharmacy quality assurance commission; and amending RCW 18.64.001. Sec. 1. RCW 18.64.001 and 2022 c 240 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:Pharmacy quality assurance commission—Creation—Membership—Oath—Vacancies.

There shall be a state pharmacy quality assurance commission consisting of fifteen 16 members, to be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Ten Nine of the members shall be designated as pharmacist members, four of the members shall be designated a public member, and one member two members shall be a pharmacy technician technicians, and one member shall either be a pharmacist member or a public member that is an owner, operator, or officer of a pharmacy who is not licensed as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician.

Each pharmacist member shall be a resident of this state, and at the time of his or her appointment shall have been a duly registered pharmacist under the laws of this state for a period of at least five consecutive years immediately preceding his or her appointment and shall at all times during his or her incumbency continue to be a duly licensed pharmacist: PROVIDED, That subject to the availability of qualified candidates the governor shall appoint pharmacist members representative of the areas of practice and geographically representative of the state of Washington.

The Each public member shall be a resident of this state. The public member and shall be appointed from the public at large, but shall. Except as provided in this section, each public member may not be affiliated with any aspect of pharmacy.

Members of the commission shall hold office for a term of four years, and the terms shall be staggered so that the terms of office of not more than two members will expire simultaneously on the third Monday in January of each year.

No person who has been appointed to and served for two four year terms shall be eligible for appointment to the commission.

Each member shall qualify by taking the usual oath of a state officer, which shall be filed with the secretary of state, and each member shall hold office for the term of his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.

In case of the resignation or disqualification of a member, or a vacancy occurring from any cause, the governor shall appoint a successor for the unexpired term.