Maryland House Bill 424

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 21 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - Third Reading Passed (94-38)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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 in the State 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; requiring the Board to confer with the Maryland Medical Assistance Program before establishing a certain upper payment limit; etc.

Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act)

Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Tiffany Alston [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Harry Bhandari [D]
Del. Pam Guzzone [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Steve Johnson [D]	Del. Anne Kaiser [D]
Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Ashanti Martinez [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]
Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Jamila Woods [D]	Del. Teresa Woorman [D]

2025-02-19 - House - Floor Amendment 583124/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (Y: 38 N: 95 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2025-02-19 - House - Floor Amendment 573427/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (Y: 37 N: 97 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2025-02-19 - House - Floor Amendment 503520/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (Y: 36 N: 98 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-02-19 - House - Floor Amendment 573729/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (Y: 36 N: 98 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-02-19 - House - Floor Amendment 113920/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (Y: 35 N: 97 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-02-19 - House - Floor Amendment 293321/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (Y: 34 N: 100 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-02-19 - House - Floor Amendment 783722/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (Y: 36 N: 96 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-21	House	Third Reading Passed (94-38)
2025-02-19	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2025-02-19	House	Floor Amendment {583124/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (38-95)
2025-02-19	House	Floor Amendment {573427/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-97)
2025-02-19	House	Floor Amendment {503520/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (36-98)
2025-02-19	House	Floor Amendment {573729/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (36-98)
2025-02-19	House	Floor Amendment {113920/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (35-97)
2025-02-19	House	Floor Amendment {293321/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (34-100)
2025-02-19	House	Floor Amendment {783722/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (36-96)
2025-02-18	House	Motion Special Order until 02/19 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
2025-02-18	House	Favorable with Amendments {443220/1 Adopted
2025-02-17	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2025-01-21	House	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-16	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB357 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-22 - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health - General	21	2C-01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	21	2C-11	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	21	2C-13	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	21	2C-14	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	21	2C-16	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0424?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0424f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0424t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0424_44322001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0424_78372201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0424_29332101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0424_11392001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0424_57372901.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0424_50352001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0424_57342701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0424_58312401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/hb0424_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0119.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0120.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0121.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0122.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0123.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0124.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0125.pdf