Maryland Senate Bill 813

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 737
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting certain insurers and dental plan organizations from prohibiting an assignment of benefits to a provider who is a dentist by an insured or refusing to directly reimburse a nonpreferred provider who is a dentist; requiring a nonpreferred provider who is a dentist and who seeks an assignment of benefits from an insured or enrollee to provide certain information to the insured or enrollee before performing a health care service and submit a disclosure form to document the assignment of benefits; etc.

Health Insurance and Dental Plan Organizations - Dentists - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers

Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]

2026-04-09 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 130 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-03-19 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-26	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 737
2026-04-09	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2026-04-09	Senate	Third Reading Passed (40-0)
2026-04-09	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2026-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed (130-0)
2026-04-08	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-08	House	Favorable with Amendments {633622/1 Adopted
2026-04-08	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
2026-03-25	House	Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-20	House	Referred Health
2026-03-19	Senate	Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2026-03-17	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {223127/1 Adopted
2026-03-16	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2026-02-12	Senate	Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB1091 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 736

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Insurance	14	201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Insurance	14	205.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Insurance	14	410.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0813?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0813f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0813t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0813e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_737_sb0813e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0813_22312701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0813_63362201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0813_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0455.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/1215.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/1056.pdf