Right to Try Act - Individualized Investigational Treatments
This bill expands Maryland's Right to Try Act to include individualized investigational treatments, such as gene therapies and personalized vaccines, for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses rather than only those with terminal conditions. It allows manufacturers to charge patients for these treatments and removes previous restrictions on profiting from them, while also permitting health insurance carriers and government agencies to cover the costs. The law requires a detailed informed consent process that outlines available alternatives, potential risks, and the possibility that the treatment could hasten death, and it clarifies that patients remain liable for expenses unless covered by law or contract.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 25, 2024
Signed May 16, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2024
How they voted
44–0
Passed
Total votes 44
Mar 19, 2024
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 16, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 960
executive
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Finance
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0)
senate
Mar 14, 2024
Committee
Referred Finance
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
lower
Mar 2, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (131-0-3)
house of delegates
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
First Reading Health and Government Operations
lower
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anne Kaiser
DDemocratic
P
Bonnie Cullison
DDemocratic
P
Brian Chisholm
RRepublican
P
Deni Taveras
DDemocratic
P
Harry Bhandari
DDemocratic
P
Jamila Woods
DDemocratic
P
Jennifer White Holland
DDemocratic
P
Kathy Szeliga
RRepublican
P
Ken Kerr
DDemocratic
P
Lauren Arikan
RRepublican
P
Lesley Lopez
DDemocratic
P
Mark Fisher
RRepublican
P
Matt Morgan
RRepublican
P
Nic Kipke
RRepublican
P
Pam Guzzone
DDemocratic
P
Robbyn Lewis
DDemocratic
P
Sandy Rosenberg
DDemocratic
P
Seth Howard
RRepublican
P
Steve Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Reilly
RRepublican
P
Terri Hill
DDemocratic
P
Tiffany Alston
DDemocratic
P
Tom Hutchinson
RRepublican
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