MD HB1069 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-6)
Status: Passed on May 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-06 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 396
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-6)
Status: Passed on May 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-06 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 396
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting the use of discretionary clauses in life insurance policies, health insurance policies, annuity contracts, and health maintenance organization contracts.
Title
Life and Health Insurance Policies and Annuity and Health Maintenance Organization Contracts - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 396 |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Favorable Report by Finance |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Referred Finance |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Third Reading Passed (138-0) |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Favorable with Amendments {583226/1 Adopted |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Hearing 2/28 at 12:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-05 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Subjects
Contracts
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Insurance
Insurance - Other than Health
Health - Insurance
Health Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations
Insurance
Insurance - Other than Health
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health - General | 19 | 706 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Insurance | 12 | 211 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
