2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB773: Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost-Sharing Contribution - Requirements

Legislative Summary

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to include certain discounts, financial assistance payments, product vouchers, and other out-of-pocket expenses made by or on behalf of an insured or enrollee when calculating certain cost-sharing contributions for certain prescription drugs; providing that a violation of the Act is considered a violation of the Consumer Protection Act; etc.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
First Reading Finance
Senate
2/6/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {633223/1 Adopted
Senate
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/14/2025
Referred Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments {263725/1
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Cullison) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {263725/1 Withdrawn
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Substitute Committee Amendment {683126/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Third Reading Passed (135-1)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Requests House Recede
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hershey, Lam and Gile)
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Requests House Recede
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hershey, Lam and Gile)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Refuses Recede
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, S. Johnson and Kipke)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Refuses Recede
Senate
4/7/2025
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, S. Johnson and Kipke)
Senate
4/7/2025
Conference Committee Report {653120/1 Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Conference Committee Report {653120/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
Senate

Amendments

Conference Committee Report 653120/1 Adopted

Conference Committee Report 653120/1 Adopted

4/7/2025Adopted

Substitute Committee Amendment 683126/1 Adopted

Substitute Committee Amendment 683126/1 Adopted

4/4/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 263725/1

Favorable with Amendments 263725/1

4/3/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 633223/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 633223/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
137
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/5/2025
135
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/9/2025231.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/2025145.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/2025128.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197037.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197044.0 KB