# Maryland SB 0014: Health Insurance - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment - Effective Dates

Maryland SB 0014, Health Insurance - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment - Effective Dates, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-14 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 138); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0014
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Health Insurance - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment - Effective Dates
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 138
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health - Insurance, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Small Business, Time
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (175 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Enroll in small‑employer plan after family changes: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, small‑employer health plans must offer a special sign‑up outside open enrollment for key life events. You can add a spouse or child after marriage, birth, adoption, placement for adoption, or foster care. You can also enroll when a court orders you to add a child, and whe…
- Small‑employer plan signup after divorce or death: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the state small‑employer exchange may allow special sign‑ups after losing a dependent, divorce or legal separation, or death of the employee or a dependent. These periods exist only if the exchange chooses to offer them. If allowed, after a death, coverage starts the firs…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 132 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-14: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 138
- 2026-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Third Reading Passed (132-0) (House)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable Report by Health (House)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing 3/26 at 2:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-03-17: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred Health (House)
- 2026-02-12: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Finance (Senate)
- 2025-09-16: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_138_sb0014t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0014t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0014f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_138_sb0014t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0014t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0014f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0014-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).