---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey"
description: "Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 839"
citation: "Maryland SB 839 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ready"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fde2731-a1dc-4d46-aa10-fdc602002412"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0839?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "033159bd5fe7914c087c147439c4e90f20400e4bb9d2fdef8cf07c8734f21e3f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 839 (2026) — Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_708_sb0839t.pdf)
2. **First - Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey and Fee-for-Service Professional Dispensing Fee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0839f.pdf)
3. **Third - Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0839t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **137–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ready — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-06** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-23** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-23** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Referred Health `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-03** Favorable Report by Health `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0fde2731-a1dc-4d46-aa10-fdc602002412`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).