Organization on the record
Maryland Pharmacists Association
Bills
87
87 for · 10 against · 3 info
Got their outcome
46%
39 of 84 decided
Lobbyists hired
11
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$87,053
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session18 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 637 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 838 State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1051 Public Health - Patient Access to Medication | FWA | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1075 Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1114 HIV Prevention Drugs - Prescribing, Dispensing, and Insurance Coverage | FWA | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1135 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Vaccination Orders | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1150 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Minor Conditions and HIV Prevention and Treatment (Rapid Testing and Preventive Care Act) | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1150 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Minor Conditions and HIV Prevention and Treatment (Rapid Testing and Preventive Care Act) | FAV | DeBenedetto, Richard | Did not advance |
| HB 1384 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - State Pharmacy Benefits Manager | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 1469 Health Insurance - Workgroup to Study the Definition of Specialty Drug | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1470 Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 385 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 486 Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 490 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 506 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Minor Conditions and HIV Prevention and Treatment | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 562 State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements - Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 773 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Vaccination Orders | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 839 Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session18 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 321 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 321 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 382 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription to Treat Serious Mental Illness | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 424 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | UNFPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 572 Public Health - Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 783 Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 813 Maryland Insurance Administration and Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Study Pharmacy Benefits Managers | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1315 Vaccinations by Pharmacists and Health Insurance Coverage for Immunizations | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1315 Vaccinations by Pharmacists and Health Insurance Coverage for Immunizations | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 111 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription to Treat Serious Mental Illness | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 303 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 306 Workers' Compensation - Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical Services - Reimbursements | UNFPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 306 Workers' Compensation - Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical Services - Reimbursements | FWA | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 357 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | UNFPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 438 Pharmacy Benefits Administration - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Pharmacy Benefits Managers | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 458 Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 539 Health Occupations - Prescriptions for Children Subject to Shared Custody or Visitation Schedules | UNFPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 821 Primary and Secondary Education - Student Immunization - Temporary Admission Period | UNFPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session23 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 76 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 127 Public Health - Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program - Establishment | FAV | DeBenedetto, Richard | Enacted |
| HB 127 Public Health - Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program - Establishment | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 171 State Board of Pharmacy - Membership - Veterinary Pharmacist | INFOPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 340 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs For All Marylanders Now Act) | INFOPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 726 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 880 Pharmacy Benefits Administration - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Pharmacy Benefits Managers | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1056 State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1121 Public Health - Opioids and Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs - Information | UNF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1368 Health Insurance Carriers and Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Clinician–Administered Drugs and Related Services | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 18 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 18 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 119 Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 142 Genetic Testing - Prohibitions on Disability, Life, and Long-Term Care Insurance (Genetic Testing Protection Act of 2024) | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 246 Public Health - Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program - Establishment | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 388 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Act of 2024) | INFOPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 626 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 754 Health Insurance Carriers and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Clinician-Administered Drugs and Related Services | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 786 Task Force on Access to Pharmacy Services and the Impact of Telepharmacy in Maryland | FWA | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 986 State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 990 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 1016 Health Occupations - Prescriptions for Children Subject to Joint Custody | UNFPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 1021 Pharmacy Benefits Administration - Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Pharmacy Benefits Managers | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session24 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 241 State Board of Physicians - Dispensing Permits | UNFPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 357 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 357 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 374 Health Insurance – Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Audits of Pharmacies and Pharmacists | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 374 Health Insurance – Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Audits of Pharmacies and Pharmacists | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 382 Maryland Department of Health and Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Managed Care Organizations and Prescription Drug Claims - Study | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 382 Maryland Department of Health and Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Managed Care Organizations and Prescription Drug Claims - Study | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 456 State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations | UNFPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 539 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Prohibited Actions | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 650 Health Insurance – Reimbursement and Use of Specific Pharmacies and Dispensaries – Prohibitions | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 693 State Board of Pharmacy - Board Membership, Delegated Pharmacy Acts, and Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1151 Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1156 Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contract - Form | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1156 Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contract - Form | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1232 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 64 HIV Prevention Drugs - Prescribing and Dispensing by Pharmacists and Insurance Requirements | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 161 State Board of Physicians - Dispensing Permits | UNFPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 281 Commission on Public Health – Establishment | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 372 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 398 Health Insurance - Reimbursement and Use of Specific Pharmacies and Dispensaries - Prohibitions | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 647 State Board of Pharmacy - Board Membership, Delegated Pharmacy Acts, and Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 678 Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 678 Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 940 State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 28 Pharmacists - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication | FWAPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 229 Pharmacists - Administration of Injectable Medications for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1219 Pharmacists - Status as Health Care Providers and Study on Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 661 Pharmacists - Status as Health Care Providers and Study on Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 661 Pharmacists - Status as Health Care Providers and Study on Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 689 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Prohibited Actions | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 690 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definitions of Carrier, ERISA, and Purchaser | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 135 Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications (Christopher King Access to Treatment Act) | FAV | DeBenedetto, Richard | Enacted |
| SB 84 Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications (Christopher King Access to Treatment Act) | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 84 Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications (Christopher King Access to Treatment Act) | FAVPDF | DeBenedetto, Richard | Enacted |
2020 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 756 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Managed Care Organizations That Use Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement Requirements | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 885 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Duties and Obligations | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 943 Mail Order and Specialty Drugs - Physician Dispensing | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1273 Health Insurance – Audits of Pharmacies or Pharmacists – Authorization to Withdraw and Resubmit Claims | FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1307 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Credentialing and Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 355 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 440 Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use | FAVPDF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Did not advance |