CHAPTER NUMBER: 428 
File Code: Insurance - Health
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
 Delegates Rudolph,
 Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank,
 Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim,
 Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, Weldon,
 F. Turner, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Branch, G. Clagett, DeBoy,
 Edwards, Gaines, Haynes, Leopold, Madaleno, Paige, Stocksdale, James,
 Bohanan, and Cadden
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Maryland Rx Program
 
Requiring the Department of Budget and Management to establish a
Maryland Rx Program to achieve savings on the cost of prescription
drugs for the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits
Program and specified entities; requiring the Maryland Rx Program to
seek savings through specified means; etc.
House Action
- 2/11
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/18
 - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations & Appropriations
 - 2/23
 - Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/24
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 3/2 at 11:00 a.m.
 - 3/26
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/25
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/26
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 - 4/9
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (137-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
Senate Action
- 3/28
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/29
 - Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 4/7
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/8
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/10
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 428
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
 - Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
 - Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
 - Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
 - Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
 - Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
 - Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
 - Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
 - Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
 - Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
 - Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
 - Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
 - Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
 - Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
 - Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
 - Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
 - Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
 - Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
 - Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
 - Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
 - Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
 - Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
 - Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
 - Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
 - DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
 - FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
 - PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS -see also- MANDATORY RETIREMENT
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - STATE EMPLOYEES
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   State Personnel and Pensions
 - (
 2-502.1 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 House 
- Number: 116186/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005      at:
3:39 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
Senate
- Number: 347375/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005       at:
6:27 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (135-0)
 - April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (137-0)
 
Senate
- April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)