# Maryland SB 0547: Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment

Maryland SB 0547, Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary-Dulany James (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 741) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0547
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 741
- Sponsor: Mary-Dulany James (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Health - Insurance, State Government - Procurement, State Government - Personnel, Budget and Management, Department of, Committees and Commissions, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Education, Boards of, Governor, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, State Employees, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (184 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary-Dulany James (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Arthur Ellis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dawn Gile (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Antonio Hayes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen S. Hershey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnny Mautz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Ready (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 741
- 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (138-1) (House)
- 2025-04-01: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-01: Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable with Amendments {463121/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_741_sb0547t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0547t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0547f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_741_sb0547t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0547t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0547f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0547-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).