STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Requires pharmacies to provide 90 days notice to municipality prior to closure.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act requiring pharmacies to provide 90 days notice to municipality prior to closure and supplementing Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Not later than 90 days prior to a pharmacy closure, the pharmacy permit holder or an authorized legal representative of the pharmacy permit holder shall provide written notice of such closure to the governing board of the municipality in which the pharmacy is physically located, in addition to the required notification to the State Board of Pharmacy Office of Drug Control, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
2. The Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires pharmacy permit holders, or their authorized legal representatives, to provide written notice to the local municipality in which the pharmacy is located at least 90 days prior to an anticipated pharmacy closure.