# Maryland SB 0551: Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers

Maryland SB 0551, Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jack Bailey (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-27 (Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0551
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-01-27, Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Insurance - Other than Health, Accidents, Animals -see also- Birds; Dogs; Domestic An; Horses; Livestk, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Feldman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: William G. Folden (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jackson
- Cosponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Ready (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Rosapepe (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ron Watson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris West (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-27: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0551f.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
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0551f.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-SB0551-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).