Prescription Drug Repository Program - Redirecting Safe Prescription Drugs Pilot Program

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill establishes the Redirecting Safe Prescription Drugs Pilot Program, directing the Maryland Secretary of Health to work with the DEA and four licensed pharmacies to sort and move unopened, non‑controlled prescription meds collected during a National Prescription Drug Take‑Back Day into a state‑run repository. The program aims to expand access for underserved patients, cut pharmaceutical waste, and keep drugs out of the wrong hands. Participating sites must package drugs correctly, send controlled substances to the DEA, and report collection data by October 2027.

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Hearings

• Finance — Bill Hearing
  Finance · Mar 25, 2026
• Senate Finance Committee
  Senate Finance Committee · Mar 25, 2026
• Health — Bill Hearing
  Health · Mar 5, 2026

History

1. Apr 28, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 243
2. Apr 10, 2026Returned Passed
3. Apr 9, 2026Third Reading Passed
4. Apr 8, 2026Second Reading Passed
5. Apr 8, 2026Favorable Report by Finance
6. Apr 8, 2026Favorable Adopted
7. Mar 20, 2026Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
8. Mar 19, 2026Referred Finance
9. Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed
10. Mar 17, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
11. Mar 17, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
12. Mar 16, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Health

The 12 most recent of 14 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Cullison · sponsor
• Alston
• Bagnall
• Fair
• Guyton
• Guzzone
• Hill
• Hutchinson
• Kaiser
• Kaufman
• Kipke
• Lopez
• M. Morgan
• Martinez
• Reilly
• Rosenberg
• Ross
• S. Johnson
• Szeliga
• Taveras
• White Holland
• Woorman

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