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IntroducedJan 31, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 11, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 02, 2025
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Signed into Law
Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 05, 2025: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 970
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Bhandaricosponsor
- Chisholmcosponsor
- Daviscosponsor
- Fishercosponsor
- Ghristcosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Kerrcosponsor
- J. Longcosponsor
- Lopezcosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- McCaskillcosponsor
- M. Morgancosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Robertscosponsor
- Rosenbergcosponsor
- Schmidtcosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Szeligacosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Terrasacosponsor
- Wilkinscosponsor
- Cullisoncosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Hutchinsoncosponsor
- S. Johnsoncosponsor
- Kaisercosponsor
- Kipkecosponsor
- Pena-Melnykcosponsor
- Reillycosponsor
- Rosscosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Woormancosponsor
Votes
YES: 137
- Speaker
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stonko
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Queen
- Toles
- Atterbeary
- Fisher
- Lewis, J.
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis, R.
- Roberson
- Turner
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Harris
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Bouchat
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
- Smith
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Young
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Otto
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Ivey
NO: 0
YES: 134
- Speaker
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Otto
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Taylor
- Alston
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Qi
- Turner
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Roberson
- Valentine
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis, J.
- Rogers
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, R.
- Rose
- Wells
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- White Holland
- Behler
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ross
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Williams
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Bouchat
- Harris
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wims
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Stein
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
Actions
- Apr 05, 2025 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
- House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- Senate Refuses Recede
- Apr 03, 2025 | House
- House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {953925/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {353129/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- Mar 10, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m.
- Feb 03, 2025 | House
- Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 31, 2025 | House
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First ProtocolsPDF
- Amendments {353129/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First ProtocolsPDF
- Amendments {953925/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First ProtocolsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government OperationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Health and Government OperationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- HGO Testimony, UNF -- Celentano, Matthew (The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Hayes, Kimberly (Self)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Zisow-McClean, Sam (Moveable Feast)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Navabi, Jennifer (Maryland Community Health System)
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Kauffman, Danna
- HGO In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Billger, Monica (American Diabetes Association)
- HGO Testimony, FWA -- Acevedo, Paola
- HGO Testimony, FAV -- Martinez, Ashanti (Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus)