2026 Regular Session
HB696
State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retirees
Authorizing certain retirees who began State service before July 1, 2011, to be eligible for prescription drug benefits in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program; specifying that prescription drug benefits shall be discontinued for certain Medicare-eligible retirees who began State service on or after July 1, 2011, and their Medicare-eligible spouses and dependent children; repealing three Maryland State Retiree Prescription Drug programs that provide coverage and assistance to certain retirees; etc.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
February 2, 2026 · House
Appropriations
Instrument history
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House Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Appropriations