Maryland Senate Bill 946 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-15)
Status: Passed on May 25 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-25 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 767
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing retirees who participate in a certain prescription drug benefit plan to elect to have a spouse or dependent child covered under a certain State plan; requiring the Department of Budget and Management, on or before January 1, 2020, to establish the Maryland State Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage Program that reimburses participants for out-of-pocket costs that exceed certain limits; requiring the Department to establish a Maryland State Retiree Life-Sustaining Prescription Drug Assistance Program; etc.

State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retiree Benefits - Revisions

Sen. Melony Griffith [D]	Sen. Andrew Serafini [R]	Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. Jack Bailey [R]
Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Mary Carozza [R]	Sen. Jill Carter [D]
Sen. Bob Cassilly [R]	Sen. Adelaide Eckardt [R]	Sen. George Edwards [R]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]
Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. Jason Gallion [R]
Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]	Sen. Katie Hester [D]
Sen. Michael Hough [R]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]	Sen. Delores Kelley [D]
Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]
Sen. Cory McCray [D]	Sen. Thomas Miller [D]	Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam [D]	Sen. Obie Patterson [D]
Sen. Douglas Peters [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Justin Ready [R]	Sen. Edward Reilly [R]
Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Johnny Salling [R]	Sen. Bryan Simonaire [R]	Sen. William Smith [D]
Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]
Sen. Robert Zirkin [D]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2019-03-28 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-03-25 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (134-4) (Y: 134 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-03-18 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (120-10) (Y: 121 N: 11 NV: 4 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-25	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 767
2019-04-03	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2019-04-03	House	Third Reading Passed (134-4)
2019-04-03	House	Conference Committee Report Adopted
2019-04-03	Senate	Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2019-04-03	Senate	Conference Committee Report Adopted
2019-04-01	House	Delegates B. Barnes, Lierman, and Anderton
2019-04-01	House	Conference Committee Appointed
2019-04-01	House	House Refuses to Recede
2019-03-29	Senate	Senators Griffith, Guzzone, and Serafini
2019-03-29	Senate	Conference Committee Appointed
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Requests House Recede
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
2019-03-25	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (120-10)
2019-03-22	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-22	House	Favorable with Amendments {424865/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-22	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
2019-03-15	House	Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-14	House	First Reading Appropriations
2019-03-13	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2019-03-11	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-11	Senate	Floor Amendment {573521/1 (Senator Serafini) Adopted
2019-03-11	Senate	Floor Amendment {283826/1 (Senator Serafini) Adopted
2019-03-11	Senate	Floor Amendment {213820/1 (Senator Griffith) Adopted
2019-03-08	Senate	Special Order until 3/11 (Senator Griffith) Adopted
2019-03-08	Senate	Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Griffith) Adopted
2019-03-08	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-08	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {929230/2 Report Adopted
2019-03-08	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2019-02-22	Senate	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-21	Senate	Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
2019-02-15	Senate	First Reading Senate Rules

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0946?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0946f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0946t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0946e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_767_sb0946e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0946_92923002.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0946_21382001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0946_28382601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0946_57352101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0946_42486501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0946_43302001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0946_85302901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0006/sb0946.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0946_b&t.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0500.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0946_app.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/0920.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/1087.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1198.pdf