Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB1439: Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2025
Status: Introduced, March 11, 2025
Exempting from certain requirements relating to offering health benefit plans to small employers in the State health benefit plans issued through a professional employer organization, coemployer, or other organization located in the State.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2025 FOR the purpose of exempting from certain requirements relating to offering health benefit plans to small employers in the State health benefit plans issued through a professional employer organization, coemployer, or other organization located in the State; and generally relating to health benefit plans issued through professional employer organizations, coemployers, and other organizations that engage in employee leasing…
From the introduced text, February 7, 2025:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2025 FOR the purpose of exempting from certain requirements relating to offering health benefit plans to small employers in the State health benefit plans issued through a professional employer organization, coemployer, or other organization located in the State; and generally relating to health benefit plans issued through professional employer organizations, coemployers, and other organizations that engage in employee leasing. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Insurance Section 15-1201(a) and (i)(1) and 31-101(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Insurance Section 15-1201(i)(2), 15-1202(b), 15-1204.1, and 31-101(aa) Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Insurance Section 15-1201(r-1) Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1439* HOUSE BILL 1439 Article - Insurance 15-1201. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (i) (1) "Health benefit plan" means: (i) a policy or certificate for hospital or medical benefits issued by an insurer; (ii) a nonprofit …