2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB357: Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)

Legislative Summary

Altering the membership of the Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council; 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 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; and altering requirements related to the setting of upper payment limits.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
First Reading Finance
Senate
1/22/2025
Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {443427/1
Senate
3/11/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Salling) Adopted
Senate
3/12/2025
Committee Amendment {443427/1 Adopted
Senate
3/12/2025
Floor Amendment {643725/1 (Senator West) Rejected
Senate
3/12/2025
Floor Amendment {823025/1 (Senator West) Rejected (15-30)
Senate
3/12/2025
Floor Amendment {223022/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-33)
Senate
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (35-12)
Senate
3/13/2025
Referred Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments {873527/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (102-38)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (32-11)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 873527/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 873527/1 Adopted

4/1/2025Adopted

Floor Amendment 643725/1 (Senator West) Rejected

Floor Amendment 643725/1 (Senator West) Rejected

3/12/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 823025/1 (Senator West) Rejected (15-30)

Floor Amendment 823025/1 (Senator West) Rejected (15-30)

3/12/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 223022/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-33)

Floor Amendment 223022/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (13-33)

3/12/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 443427/1

Favorable with Amendments 443427/1

3/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
102
Yea
38
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 823025/1 (Senator West) Rejected
3/12/2025
15
Yea
30
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 223022/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
3/12/2025
13
Yea
33
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
35
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 3

Primary Sponsor

Dawn Gile
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/2025275.7 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/12/2025229.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/2025131.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197037.1 KB
Vote Image
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