Maryland House Bill 601 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Defining "carrier" and altering the definition of "purchaser" for the purposes of certain provisions of State insurance law governing pharmacy benefits managers to repeal the exclusion of certain persons that provide prescription drug coverage or benefits through plans subject to ERISA and to apply the provisions to certain persons that offer certain plans or programs in the State; applying the Act to certain contracts as of the first day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2022; etc.

Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Revisions

Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]

2021-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-22 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 132 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358
2021-04-08	House	Returned Passed
2021-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-04-06	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2021-04-06	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2021-04-02	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2021-03-24	Senate	Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-03-22	Senate	Referred Finance
2021-03-22	House	Third Reading Passed (132-2)
2021-03-20	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-20	House	Favorable with Amendments {536987/1 Adopted
2021-03-20	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2021-01-21	House	Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-20	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB964 (Crossfiled) 2021-02-21 - First Reading Senate Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Insurance	15	1601	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0601?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0601f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0601t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_358_hb0601t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0601_53698701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0601_hgo.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0601_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0715.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/1005.pdf