Legislation

Requiring the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to meet four times per year instead of every 6 weeks; repealing the requirement that the Board hire general counsel; providing that the Attorney General is the legal advisor for the Board; requiring the Attorney General to designate an assistant attorney general as counsel to the Board; authorizing the Attorney General to assign certain attorneys to the Board under certain circumstances; establishing certain duties for the counsel to the Board; etc.

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2020 Legislative Date 2/06/2020 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Meetings, Legal Advisor, and Technical Changes Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2020 Legislative Date 2/10/2020 Action Hearing 3/05 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 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {376982/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Prescription Drug Affordability Board – Meetings, Legal Advisor, Reports, and Technical Changes Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (133-0) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/08/2020 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (44-1) Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 49BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 425 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Prescription Drug Affordability Board – Meetings, Legal Advisor, Reports, and Technical Changes Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2020	2/06/2020	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Meetings, Legal Advisor, and Technical Changes
House	2/10/2020	2/10/2020	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2020	3/12/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/12/2020	3/09/2020	Favorable with Amendments {376982/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2020	3/09/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Prescription Drug Affordability Board – Meetings, Legal Advisor, Reports, and Technical Changes
House	3/12/2020	3/10/2020	Third Reading Passed (133-0)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/13/2020	3/08/2020	Referred Finance	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Favorable Adopted	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Second Reading Passed	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2020	3/11/2020	Third Reading Passed (44-1)	50 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Returned Passed	49BClick to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 425
			Text - Chapter - Prescription Drug Affordability Board – Meetings, Legal Advisor, Reports, and Technical Changes

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