Maryland Senate Bill 940 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 279
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations necessary to ensure that individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled have appropriate access to prescription labels, bag tags, and medical guides; requiring the Board to give visually impaired individuals an opportunity to comment on the regulations; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report by December 1, 2023, to the General Assembly on the process for and costs of implementing certain enhanced professional dispensing fees.

State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations

Sen. Anthony Muse [D]

Sen. Cory McCray [D]

Sen. Michael Jackson [D]

2023-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 279
2023-04-07	Senate	Returned Passed
2023-04-07	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2023-04-06	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2023-04-06	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2023-04-05	House	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
2023-03-28	House	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
2023-03-27	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2023-03-23	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-23	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {423324/1 Adopted
2023-03-23	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2023-03-03	Senate	Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-23	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2023-02-20	Senate	First Reading Senate Rules

HB456 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 280

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Health Occupations	12	505.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0940?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0940f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0940t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_279_sb0940t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0940_42332401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0940_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0940_hru.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0940_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1172.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0733.pdf