Legislation - HB0529

Title: Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Formularies and Coverage for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars
Sponsored by: Delegates Taveras, Harrison, Lehman, Terrasa, and Ziegler
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring certain carriers to post updated, accurate, and complete prescription drug formularies and changes to the formularies in a certain manner on a carrier's website; and requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to make certain generic drugs and biosimilars available on a formulary with certain cost sharing.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations

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Cross-filed with: SB0393

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Formularies and Coverage for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2025 Legislative Date 2/03/2025 Action Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/11/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/17/2025 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2025	1/22/2025	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Formularies and Coverage for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars
House	2/03/2025	2/03/2025	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/11/2025	2/11/2025	Hearing canceled
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/17/2025	2/17/2025	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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