SB608Introduced in the Senate
Maryland Medical Assistance Plan and Health Insurance - Pharmacogenomic Testing - Required Coverage
Introduced by Johnny Mautz, District 37
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
March 25, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · March 20, 2026
39
Yes
0
No
8
Absent or Not Voting
47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McKay | 1 | Yes |
| Paul Corderman | 2 | Yes |
| Karen Lewis Young | 3 | Yes |
| William Folden | 4 | Absent |
| Justin Ready | 5 | Yes |
| Johnny Salling | 6 | Yes |
| J.B. Jennings | 7 | Yes |
| Carl Jackson | 8 | Yes |
| Katie Hester | 9 | Not Voting |
| Benjamin Brooks | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
First Reading Finance
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments {243527/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (39-0)
Referred Health
Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
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