MD HB970 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-9)
Status: Passed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 688
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a step therapy or fail-first protocol for insulin or an insulin analog used to treat an insured's or enrollee's Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2026.

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Title

Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-04-05 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-11 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-05-20HouseApproved by the Governor - Chapter 688
2025-04-05HousePassed Enrolled
2025-04-05HouseThird Reading Passed (134-0)
2025-04-05HouseHouse Concurs Senate Amendments
2025-04-03SenateSenate Refuses Recede
2025-04-03SenateHouse Requests Senate Recede
2025-04-03SenateHouse Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
2025-04-03HouseHouse Requests Senate Recede
2025-04-03HouseHouse Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
2025-04-02SenateThird Reading Passed (46-0)
2025-04-01SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2025-04-01SenateFavorable with Amendments {953925/1 Adopted
2025-03-31SenateFavorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2025-03-12SenateReferred Finance
2025-03-11HouseThird Reading Passed (137-0)
2025-03-11HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2025-03-11HouseFavorable with Amendments {353129/1 Adopted
2025-03-10HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2025-02-26HouseHearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m.
2025-02-26HouseHearing canceled
2025-02-03HouseHearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-31HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

Same As/Similar To

SB646 (Crossfiled) 2025-05-20 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 689

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Insurance15142(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0970?ys=2025RS
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0970f.pdf
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0970t.pdf
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0970e.pdf
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_688_hb0970e.pdf
Amendmenthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0970_35312901.pdf
Amendmenthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0970_95392501.pdf
Supplementhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/hb0970_hgo.pdf
Supplementhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/hb0970_fin.pdf
Roll Callhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0409.pdf
Roll Callhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/1227.pdf
Roll Callhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/Senate/0897.pdf

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