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MD SB662

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Benjamin Kramer

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a regulatory framework allowing nondepository trust companies to operate as "State Issuers" of payment stablecoins or as "Payment Stablecoin Services Institutions," and allows credit union service organizations to operate as Payment Stablecoin Services Institutions

  • Designates Maryland's Office of Financial Regulation as the State Payment Stablecoin Regulator, requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to apply for federal certification under the Federal GENIUS Act of 2025

  • Reduces the examination fee for a new commercial bank charter from $15,000 to $7,000, and allows nondepository trust companies to request reduced capital stock requirements from the Commissioner

  • Requires certificate holders to meet qualifications including good moral character, financial responsibility, and business experience, with a 60-day application review period and Commissioner authority to approve, deny, suspend, or revoke certificates

  • Prohibits certificate holders from making loans, accepting consumer or insured deposits, or representing that deposited funds are insured, and takes effect January 1, 2027

Legislative Description

Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act)

Disclosure

Last Action

Referred Economic Matters

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Economic Matters3/13/2026
Finance2/6/2026

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