# Maryland SB 0637: Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate

Maryland SB 0637, Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Carl Jackson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 796) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0637
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 796
- Sponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Insurance - Other than Health, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax)
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (161 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lower commissions for Maryland Auto Fund agents: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund sets agent commissions for private passenger auto policies between 5% and 15% of the total premium. For all other Fund policies, commissions may not exceed 10% of the premium. The Fund may not pay commissions on policies it writes di…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 116 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 796
- 2026-04-06: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Third Reading Passed (116-3) (House)
- 2026-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-02: Favorable Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2026-03-13: Referred Judiciary (House)
- 2026-03-12: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Favorable with Amendments {723628/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_796_sb0637t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0637t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0637f.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_796_sb0637t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0637t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0637f.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-SB0637-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).