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MD SB695

Bill

Status

Passed

5/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Pamela Beidle

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the Uninsured Employers' Fund Board from 3 members to 5 members, all appointed by the Governor with Senate consent

  • Replaces the previous composition (labor, management, general public representatives) with new required qualifications: two members with property and casualty insurance company experience, one with accounting or finance experience, one workers' compensation policyholder, and one general public representative

  • Changes the Board's authority to establish reserves from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall") to meet potential losses of the Fund

  • Board members serve 4-year terms and may be removed by the Governor for incompetence or misconduct

  • Effective October 1, 2025; approved by Governor Wes Moore on May 6, 2025

Legislative Description

Labor and Employment - Uninsured Employers' Fund Board - Membership and Reserves

Insurance

Last Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 309

5/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Economic Matters3/14/2025
Finance1/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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