# Maryland SB 0956: Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Insurance Producer Commission

Maryland SB 0956, Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Insurance Producer Commission, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris West (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 740) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0956
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Insurance Producer Commission
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 740
- Sponsor: Chris West (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health - Insurance, Agents and Brokers, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Medical Assistance, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (182 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Equal commissions for Medicare supplement insurance agents: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland insurers must pay insurance producers equal commission rates for covered Medicare supplement policy sales. The rule covers policies issued to people age 65 or older or under Maryland Insurance § 15-909(b)(6). Rates must match across guaranteed issue periods, open…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris West (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 740
- 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (136-2) (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)
- 2025-03-14: Referred Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-13: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments {453323/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Motion Laid Over (Senator Augustine) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {453323/1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_740_sb0956t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0956t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0956f.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_740_sb0956t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0956t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0956f.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-SB0956-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).