Maryland House Bill 754 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-6)
Status: Passed on May 13 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 400
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Providing that certain provisions of the Act apply to pharmacy benefits managers that contract with managed care organizations in the same manner as they apply to pharmacy benefits managers that contract with carriers; prohibiting a certain contract or amendment from becoming effective unless the contract or amendment is filed with the Commissioner for approval or disapproval by a certain time; requiring that each contract between a pharmacy benefits manager and a contracted pharmacy include a certain dispute resolution process; etc.

Health Insurance and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Cost Pricing and Reimbursement

Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]
Del. Erek Barron [D]	Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Alfred Carr [D]	Sen. Nick Charles [D]
Del. Brian Chisholm [R]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Steve Johnson [D]
Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Susan Krebs [R]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]
Del. Ric Metzgar [R]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]
Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2019-03-27 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-14 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (139-0) (Y: 140 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-13	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 400
2019-04-03	House	Returned Passed
2019-04-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2019-04-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2019-04-01	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2019-03-20	Senate	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-18	Senate	First Reading Finance
2019-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (139-0)
2019-03-16	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments {276784/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-16	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2019-02-13	House	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-08	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0754?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0754f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/hb/hb0754t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_400_hb0754t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0754_27678401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0004/hb0754.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0754_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0731.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/hb0754_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/1037.pdf