Legislation - SB0357

Title: Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
Sponsored by: Senators Gile, Feldman, and Hester
Status: In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, under certain circumstances, to establish a process for setting upper payment limits for all purchases and payor reimbursements of prescription drug products in the State that the Board determines have led or will lead to affordability challenges; authorizing the Board to reconsider an upper payment limit for a drug that becomes a current shortage; altering requirements related to the setting of upper payment limits by the Board; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0424

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

Contingency - on a contingency described in Sec. 3 of the bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/22/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/10/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/21/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {443427/1 Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/21/2025 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Salling) Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Committee Amendment {443427/1 Adopted Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Floor Amendment {643725/1 (Senator West) Rejected Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Floor Amendment {823025/1 (Senator West) Rejected (15-30) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Floor Amendment {223022/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-33) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/22/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/23/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (35-12) Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/02/2025 Action Referred Health and Government Operations Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	First Reading Finance
			Text - First - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
Senate	1/22/2025	1/22/2025	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/10/2025	3/10/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/11/2025	2/21/2025	Favorable with Amendments {443427/1	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2025	2/21/2025	Motion Laid Over (Senator Salling) Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2025	2/22/2025	Committee Amendment {443427/1 Adopted	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2025	2/22/2025	Floor Amendment {643725/1 (Senator West) Rejected	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2025	2/22/2025	Floor Amendment {823025/1 (Senator West) Rejected (15-30)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2025	2/22/2025	Floor Amendment {223022/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-33)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2025	2/22/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	42 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
Senate	3/12/2025	2/23/2025	Third Reading Passed (35-12)	43 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2025	3/02/2025	Referred Health and Government Operations	42 Click to view Recorded Media

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