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SB 608 — Maryland

Maryland Medical Assistance Plan and Health Insurance - Pharmacogenomic Testing - Required Coverage

Requiring, beginning July 1, 2027, the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain health insurers, nonprofit health services plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for single-gene and multigene pharmacogenomic testing in certain circumstances.

Latest action: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. · Mar 25, 2026

Passed one chamberAuditors and AuditsBiotechnologyDisciplineDrugsEvaluations and ReviewsGeneticsHealthHealth - InsuranceHealth InsuranceHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHealth, Department ofInsurance AdministrationManaged Care OrganizationsMedical AssistanceMedical ConditionsMedical Testing and DiagnosisMental and Behavioral HealthNonprofit OrganizationsPenalties and SentencesPlans and ProposalsTime

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Finance (Senate); Health (House of Delegates)

Updated Apr 2, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Finance

    Feb 5, 2026 · Senate

  2. Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

    Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

  3. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

    Mar 20, 2026 · Senate

  4. Favorable with Amendments {

    Mar 20, 2026 · Senate

  5. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

    Mar 20, 2026 · Senate

  6. Third Reading Passed

    Mar 20, 2026 · Senate

  7. Referred Health

    Mar 23, 2026 · House of Delegates

  8. Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.

    Mar 25, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Johnny Mautz

Senate vote — 39–0

On Third Reading · Mar 5, 2026 · result: pass

39 yea · 0 nay · 8 absent, excused, abstain or not voting

Brian FeldmanDistrict 15YeaShelly HettlemanDistrict 11YeaKaren YoungDistrict 3YeaCharles SydnorDistrict 44YeaMalcolm AugustineDistrict 47YeaJason GallionDistrict 35YeaCarl JacksonDistrict 8YeaSara LoveDistrict 16YeaJeff WaldstreicherDistrict 18YeaJack BaileyDistrict 29YeaDawn GileDistrict 33YeaMary-Dulany JamesDistrict 34YeaJohnny MautzDistrict 37YeaAlonzo WashingtonDistrict 22YeaPam BeidleDistrict 32YeaGuy GuzzoneDistrict 13YeaJ.B. JenningsDistrict 7YeaCory McCrayDistrict 45YeaMary WashingtonDistrict 43YeaBen BrooksDistrict 10YeaKevin HarrisDistrict 27YeaCheryl KaganDistrict 17YeaMike McKayDistrict 1YeaRon WatsonDistrict 23YeaMary Beth CarozzaDistrict 38YeaAntonio HayesDistrict 40YeaNancy KingDistrict 39YeaJustin ReadyDistrict 5YeaChris WestDistrict 42YeaNick CharlesDistrict 25YeaShaneka HensonDistrict 30YeaBen KramerDistrict 19YeaJim RosapepeDistrict 21YeaCraig ZuckerDistrict 14YeaPaul CordermanDistrict 2YeaSteve HersheyDistrict 36YeaClarence LamDistrict 12YeaJohnny SallingDistrict 6YeaArthur EllisDistrict 28Not votingKatie HesterDistrict 9Not votingWill SmithDistrict 20Not votingDalya AttarDistrict 41AbsentJoanne BensonDistrict 24AbsentBill FoldenDistrict 4AbsentAnthony MuseDistrict 26AbsentBryan SimonaireDistrict 31Absent
Mr. Presidentas recorded — not linked to a profileYea
Official record — Maryland General Assembly roll call

How we know this

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Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Bill text (Third reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page Report an error on this page

Official records. Maryland legislators, bills and roll-call votes from the Maryland General Assembly, imported through Open States on Oct 29, 2026. Accuracy review against the official site is still under way. Campaign-finance records for Maryland are not imported yet.