Legislation - HB0424

Title: Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Cullison, Alston, Bagnall, Bhandari, Guzzone, Hill, S. Johnson, Kaiser, Kerr, Lopez, Martinez, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Taveras, Woods, and Woorman
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Finance
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 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; requiring the Board to confer with the Maryland Medical Assistance Program before establishing a certain upper payment limit; etc.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0357

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 House Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations 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 House Calendar Date 1/21/2025 Legislative Date 1/21/2025 Action Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. 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 Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2025 Legislative Date 2/18/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {443220/1 Adopted Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2025 Legislative Date 2/18/2025 Action Motion Special Order until 02/19 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Floor Amendment {783722/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (36-96) Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Floor Amendment {293321/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (34-100) Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Floor Amendment {113920/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (35-97) Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Floor Amendment {573729/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (36-98) Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Floor Amendment {503520/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (36-98) Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Floor Amendment {573427/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-97) Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Floor Amendment {583124/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (38-95) Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/21/2025 Legislative Date 2/21/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (94-38) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/24/2025 Legislative Date 2/10/2025 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 30AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
House	1/21/2025	1/21/2025	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/17/2025	2/17/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	2/18/2025	2/18/2025	Favorable with Amendments {443220/1 Adopted	30 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/18/2025	2/18/2025	Motion Special Order until 02/19 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted	30 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2025	2/19/2025	Floor Amendment {783722/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (36-96)	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2025	2/19/2025	Floor Amendment {293321/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (34-100)	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2025	2/19/2025	Floor Amendment {113920/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (35-97)	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2025	2/19/2025	Floor Amendment {573729/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (36-98)	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2025	2/19/2025	Floor Amendment {503520/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (36-98)	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2025	2/19/2025	Floor Amendment {573427/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-97)	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2025	2/19/2025	Floor Amendment {583124/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (38-95)	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2025	2/19/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
House	2/21/2025	2/21/2025	Third Reading Passed (94-38)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/24/2025	2/10/2025	Referred Finance	30AClick to view Recorded Media

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