Maryland House Bill 1273 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-7)
Status: Passed on May 25 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 726
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing a pharmacist to substitute an interchangeable biological product for a prescribed product under specified circumstances; requiring a pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee, except under specified circumstances, to inform specified consumers of the availability of an interchangeable biological product and the approximate cost difference as compared to a specified drug; requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to maintain on its Web site a link to specified lists of biological products; etc.

Pharmacists - Substitution and Dispensing of Biological Products

Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Angela Angel [D]	Del. Erek Barron [D]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]
Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Patrick McDonough [R]
Del. Christian Miele [R]	Del. Marice Morales [D]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Andrew Platt [D]
Del. Kirill Reznik [D]	Del. Sid Saab [R]	Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]
Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]	Del. Pat Young [D]

2017-03-30 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-16 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-0) (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 726
2017-04-06	House	Returned Passed
2017-04-05	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2017-04-04	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2017-04-04	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-04-04	Senate	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2017-03-20	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2017-03-20	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2017-03-18	House	Second Reading Passed
2017-03-18	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-03-17	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2017-03-09	House	Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-10	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1273?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb1273f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb1273t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_726_hb1273t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0003/hb1273.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb1273_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb1273_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb1273,h-0791&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb1273,s-1113&stab=02&ys=2017RS