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                        IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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                        Passed SenateMar 12, 2025
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                        Passed HouseApr 07, 2025
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                        Signed into LawMay 20, 2025
 
                    
                    
                    Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         executive • May 20, 2025: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 610
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
                        
                        
                        
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                Votes
                        YES: 15
                                                
                                        
NO: 30
                                            NOT VOTING: 2
                                                        NO: 33
                                            NOT VOTING: 1
                                                        YES: 102
                                                
                                        - Speaker
 - Cullison
 - Jones, D.
 - Qi
 - Taveras
 - Acevero
 - Davis
 - Kaiser
 - Queen
 - Taylor
 - Addison
 - Ebersole
 - Kaufman
 - Roberson
 - Terrasa
 - Allen
 - Edelson
 - Kerr
 - Roberts
 - Toles
 - Alston
 - Embry
 - Korman
 - Rogers
 - Turner
 - Amprey
 - Fair
 - Lehman
 - Rosenberg
 - Valderrama
 - Atterbeary
 - Feldmark
 - Lewis, J.
 - Ross
 - Vogel
 - Bagnall
 - Fennell
 - Lewis, R.
 - Ruff
 - Watson
 - Barnes
 - Foley
 - Long, J.
 - Ruth
 - Wells
 - Bartlett
 - Forbes
 - Lopez
 - Sample-Hughes
 - White Holland
 - Behler
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Martinez
 - Schindler
 - Wilkins
 - Bhandari
 - Guyton
 - McCaskill
 - Shetty
 - Williams
 - Boafo
 - Guzzone
 - Mireku-North
 - Simmons
 - Wilson
 - Boyce
 - Harris
 - Moon
 - Simpson
 - Wims
 - Cardin
 - Harrison
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Smith
 - Wolek
 - Chang
 - Healey
 - Pasteur
 - Solomon
 - Woods
 - Charkoudian
 - Hill
 - Patterson
 - Spiegel
 - Woorman
 - Clippinger
 - Holmes
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Stein
 - Wu
 - Conaway
 - Ivey
 - Phillips
 - Stewart
 - Young
 - Crosby
 - Johnson, A.
 - Pruski
 - Stinnett
 - Ziegler
 - Crutchfield
 - Johnson, S.
 
NO: 38
                                            ABSENT: 1
                                                        Actions
            - May 20, 2025 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 610
 
 - Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
 - Third Reading Passed (32-11)
 - Passed Enrolled
 
 - Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (102-38)
 
 - Apr 01, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - Favorable with Amendments {873527/1 Adopted
 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 
 - Mar 15, 2025 | House
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 
 - Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Referred Health and Government Operations
 
 - Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Amendment {443427/1 Adopted
 - Floor Amendment {643725/1 (Senator West) Rejected
 - Floor Amendment {823025/1 (Senator West) Rejected (15-30)
 - Floor Amendment {223022/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-33)
 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - Third Reading Passed (35-12)
 
 - Mar 11, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {443427/1
 - Motion Laid Over (Senator Salling) Adopted
 
 - Mar 10, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 
 - Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
 
 - Jan 16, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - Text - First - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)PDF
 - Amendments {443427/1 (Senate)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {643725/1 (Senator West) Rejected (Senate)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {823025/1 (Senator West) Rejected (15-30) (Senate)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {223022/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-33) (Senate)PDF
 - Text - Third - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)PDF
 - Amendments {873527/1 Adopted (House)PDF
 - Text - Enrolled - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)PDF
 - Text - Chapter - Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)PDF
 
Documents
        
            - Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
 - Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
 - Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government OperationsPDF
 - Video: FinanceHTML
 - Video: Health and Government OperationsHTML
 - Witness ListHTML
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Peters, Michiel (Global Coalition on Aging Alliance for Health Innovation)
 - FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Schwartz, Paul (NARFE)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Bogdan, Henry (Maryland Nonprofits)
 - FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Newmark, Steven (Global Healthy Living Foundation)
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Zarzecki, Larry (AARP MD Volunteer)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Narain-Blackwell, Melodie (Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses)
 - FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Grant, Marie (Maryland Insurance Administration)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Miller Smith, Nora (League of Women Voters Maryland)
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Palk, Russell (Biotechnology Innovation Organization)
 - FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Conner, Sandra (Baptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and Vicinity)
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Gilmore , Denise (AFSCME Maryland)
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bresnahan, Tammy (AARP Maryland)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Highsmith Vernick, Nikki (The Horizon Foundation)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Koravos, JoAnne (Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Crespo, Virginia
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Miller, Sam (National Infusion Center Association; Infusion Access Foundation)
 - FIN Testimony, INFO -- (MD), State of Maryland
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Morgan, Jessica (Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW))
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Coleman, Ryan (President, Randallstown NAACP)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Phelps Jr, Ken (The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Gossett, Nia (Connie Mazur Owner, CyberVillage Networkers, Inc.)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Lato, Kari (Rare & Ready Coalition)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Kauffman, Danna
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Allen, Susan
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Jacobs, Brian (Brian R. Jacobs, MD)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Frey, Leslie (Montgomery County)
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, INFO -- York, Andrew (Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Packard, Laura (Voices of Health Care Action)
 - FIN Testimony, FWA -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- DeMarco, Vincent
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Hobraczk, Mark (AiArthritis)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Bonacini, Cate
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Gile, Senator
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Horton, Aliyah (Maryland Pharmacists Association)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Reuben (Charles County Government)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Snee, Patty
 - FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Lynkiewicz, Zach (HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kabara, Ilona
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Backhaus, Olivia (Aimed Alliance)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Salberg, Lisa (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association)
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Miller, Erica (Patient Advocate)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Allen, Hannah (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
 - FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Chane, Brandi (Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Conrad, Abigail (Maryland Poor People's Campaign)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Vetter, Drew
 - FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Tolson, Danita (Coppin State University)
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hudson, Lee (Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Robertson, Mariah
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Whitney, Monique (Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- van Geertruyden, Sara (Partnership to Improve Patient Care)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Desrouleaux, Sasha (Prince George's County Government)
 - FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Arikat, Loraine (1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Flowers, Derek (Value of Care Coalition)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Egan, Ashley (UULM-MD)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Memphis, Kelly (Healthcare Distribution Alliance)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Schumitz, Kali (Maryland Center on Economic Policy)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- Ball, County Executive Calvin (Co Ex Calvin Ball- Howard County Government)
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Harris, Jason (National Psoriasis Foundation)
 - FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Lindahl, Leah (Healthcare Distribution Alliance)
 - FIN Testimony, FAV -- of Maryland, Legislative Black Caucus
 - FIN Testimony, UNF -- Bertani, Scott (HealthHIV)
 - FIN Testimony, INFO -- Elliott, Robyn (Maryland Community Health System)
 - FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Outten, Megan (Shore Progress)
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Crespo, Virginia
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Gutman, James (AARP Maryland)
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Evans, Maureen (Howard County Executive's Office)
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Morgan, Jessica (Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW))
 - HGO Testimony, FWA -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Highsmith Vernick, Nikki (The Horizon Foundation)
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Hartung, Bruce (Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association)
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Hudson, Lee (Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA)
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Anderson, Karrington (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Alperovitz-Bichell, Kari (UULM-MD)
 - HGO Testimony, UNF -- Allen, Hannah (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
 - HGO Testimony, FWA -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
 - HGO Testimony, UNF -- Flowers, Derek (Value of Care Coalition)
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Grant, Marie (Maryland Insurance Administration)
 - HGO Testimony, FWA -- (MD), State of Maryland
 - HGO Testimony, FAV -- Frey, Leslie (Montgomery County)
 - HGO Testimony, UNF -- Frasco, Jessica
 



