2025HB424

Price Controls for Prescriptions

2025 - Maryland Senate

Conservatives Oppose

Description

Massively expanded the power of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) in the state. The bill would allow the PDAB to eventually implement price controls on any medication in the state, with a focus on drugs that present “affordability challenges”. This board is unelected. While the bill does include a “tryout” phase focused only on government workers for the board’s enhanced powers, this only lasts 1 year. CPAC opposes price controls by unelected boards and opposes this legislation. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-04 by a vote of 33-12. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-05 by a vote of 100-38. The bill later became law.

33

Voted Yes

12

Voted No

3

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 48

LegislatorVote
Dalya Attar

MD

 Did Not Vote
Malcolm Augustine

MD

 Leftist
Jack Bailey

MD

 Conservative
Pamela Beidle

MD

 Leftist
Joanne Benson

MD

 Leftist
Benjamin Brooks

MD

 Leftist
Mary Carozza

MD

 Conservative
Nick Charles

MD

 Leftist
Paul Corderman

MD

 Conservative
Arthur Ellis

MD

 Leftist
Brian Feldman

MD

 Leftist
Bill Ferguson

MD

 Leftist
William Folden

MD

 Conservative
Jason Gallion

MD

 Conservative
Dawn Gile

MD

 Leftist
Guy Guzzone

MD

 Leftist
Antonio Hayes

MD

 Leftist
Shaneka Henson

MD

 Leftist
Stephen Hershey

MD

 Conservative
Katie Hester

MD

 Leftist
Shelly Hettleman

MD

 Leftist
Carl Jackson

MD

 Leftist
Michael Jackson

MD

 Leftist
Mary James

MD

 Did Not Vote
J.B. Jennings

MD

 Conservative
Cheryl Kagan

MD

 Leftist
Nancy King

MD

 Leftist
Katherine Klausmeier

MD

 Did Not Vote
Benjamin Kramer

MD

 Leftist
Clarence Lam

MD

 Leftist
Karen Lewis Young

MD

 Leftist
Sara Love

MD

 Leftist
Johnny Mautz

MD

 Conservative
Cory McCray

MD

 Leftist
Mike McKay

MD

 Conservative
Anthony Muse

MD

 Leftist
Justin Ready

MD

 Conservative
Jim Rosapepe

MD

 Leftist
Johnny Salling

MD

 Conservative
Bryan Simonaire

MD

 Leftist
William Smith Jr.

MD

 Leftist
Charles Sydnor

MD

 Leftist
Jeff Waldstreicher

MD

 Leftist
Alonzo Washington

MD

 Leftist
Mary Washington

MD

 Leftist
Ron Watson

MD

 Leftist
Chris West

MD

 Conservative
Craig Zucker

MD

 Leftist
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