# Maryland HB 0321: Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law

Maryland HB 0321, Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-19 (Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0321
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Subjects: Health - Insurance, Auditors and Audits, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs, Nonprofit Organizations, Pharmacy Benefits Managers, Reports
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (137 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Szeliga (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading Passed (137-0) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable with Amendments {683024/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing 1/23 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-10: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0321t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0321f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0321t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0321f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0321-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).