introducedhouseSession: 2025R160% healthcare relevance

HB 2385

Prohibits drug manufacturers from interfering directly or indirectly with a pharmacy or drug outlet acquiring 340B drugs, delivering 340B drugs to certain health care providers or dispensing 340B drugs.

Official Summary

Digest: The Act tells drug makers not to take actions that make it hard for a drug store to get certain drugs for health care providers, deliver the drugs to the providers, or dispense the drugs. Makes it a civil penalty to violate the Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). [Digest: The Act tells drug makers not to take actions that make it hard for a drug store to get certain drugs for health care providers, deliver the drugs to the providers or dispense the drugs. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.5).] Prohibits drug manufacturers from interfering directly or indirectly with a pharmacy or drug outlet acquiring 340B drugs, delivering 340B drugs to certain health care providers or dispensing 340B drugs. Prohibits drug manufacturers from requiring utilization review data from a drug outlet or pharmacy as a condition of the acquisition, delivery or dispensation of a 340B drug. Creates a civil penalty imposed by the State Board of Pharmacy for violations of the provisions of the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

Rep Nosse, Sen Patterson

Last Action

Chapter 297, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Invalid Date

17.1%
78.0%

41

Total

7

Support

32

Oppose

2

Neutral

Legislative Timeline

bill actionJun 23, 2025

House: Chapter 297, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

bill actionJun 11, 2025

House: Governor signed.

bill actionJun 3, 2025

Senate: President signed.

bill actionJun 3, 2025

House: Speaker signed.

bill actionJun 2, 2025

House: House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.

bill actionMay 28, 2025

Senate: Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.

bill actionMay 28, 2025

Senate: Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.

bill actionMay 28, 2025

Senate: Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.

bill actionMay 27, 2025

Senate: Second reading.

bill actionMay 23, 2025

Senate: Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng. Minority)

bill actionMay 23, 2025

Senate: Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) Hayden, Linthicum not concurring.

bill actionMay 13, 2025

Senate: Work Session held.

testimonyMay 8, 2025

Senate: Public Hearing held.

testimonyMay 6, 2025

Senate: Public Hearing held.

bill actionApr 15, 2025

Senate: Referred to Health Care.

bill actionApr 15, 2025

Senate: First reading. Referred to President's desk.

bill actionApr 14, 2025

House: Vote explanation(s) filed by Nelson.

bill actionApr 14, 2025

House: Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.

bill actionApr 9, 2025

House: Rules suspended. Carried over to April 14, 2025 Calendar.

bill actionApr 8, 2025

House: Second reading.

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