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// STATE LEGISLATION TRACKER

Hawaii SB 1279: RELATING TO PHARMACISTS.

⚖️ NEUTRAL for peptide users 👤 LOW user impact 📜 Status: Failed
State
Hawaii
Bill
SB 1279
Session
2026
Filed
2025-01-21
Read the bill
OpenStates →
Last reviewed
2026-10-02

Plain-English Summary

SB1279 authorizes limited telepharmacy supervision by registered pharmacists working with 340B covered entities for medically underserved patients. It appears to affect pharmacy access and remote dispensing oversight, not peptide prescribing, compounded peptide legality, NP/naturopath scope, FDA 503A/503B rules, controlled substances, or prescription monitoring.

Key Points

  • Could improve access to pharmacist-supervised dispensing in underserved areas
  • Does not appear to legalize or restrict compounded peptides
  • Does not change off-label prescribing authority
  • Does not expand NP or naturopath prescribing scope
  • No clear change to controlled substances or PDMP rules

What to Watch For

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Opportunity Telepharmacy may make lawful prescriptions easier to receive in underserved areas.
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Note The bill appears tied to 340B covered entities, so many peptide users may see no practical change.
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Note No peptide-specific, compounding-specific, or controlled-substance language is apparent from the bill summary.
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Concern If implemented narrowly, access gains may be limited to patients physically at covered-entity facilities.

Where the Bill Stands

Although OpenStates shows an early pending-introduction action from January 21, 2025, later tracking shows the bill died after House conferees were discharged on April 2, 2026.
· Ed. Our analysis pulls public bill metadata from OpenStates and is enriched with research-model context. We don't quote bill text we haven't read directly. If this bill matters to your practice or treatment access, read the official source linked above before taking action. We're an educational research directory, not a legal or medical reference.
Bill page generated 2026-10-02 · enriched via codex gpt-5.5
Source: OpenStates v3 API · View official bill · ← back to all laws