Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB994: Business Regulation - Travel Services - Special Fund, Fees, and Surety Requirement (Don't You Worry (Wurie) Act)
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Establishing the Sellers of Travel Services Registration Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring that investment earnings be credited to the General Fund of the State; requiring the Secretary of Labor to annually calculate costs; authorizing the Department to set fees; requiring providers of travel services to file with the Department proof of professional liability and errors and omissions liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Business Regulation - Travel Services - Special Fund, Fees, and Surety Requirement (Don't You Worry (Wurie) Act) FOR the purpose of establishing the Sellers of Travel Services Registration Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring that certain investment earnings be credited to the General Fund of the State; requiring the Secretary of Labor to annually calculate certain costs; authorizing the Department to set by regulation certain fees based on certain calculations…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Business Regulation - Travel Services - Special Fund, Fees, and Surety Requirement (Don't You Worry (Wurie) Act) FOR the purpose of establishing the Sellers of Travel Services Registration Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring that certain investment earnings be credited to the General Fund of the State; requiring the Secretary of Labor to annually calculate certain costs; authorizing the Department to set by regulation certain fees based on certain calculations; prohibiting certain fees from increasing by more than a certain amount each year; requiring certain providers of travel services to file with the Department proof of professional liability and errors and omissions liability in at least a certain amount; and generally relating to the financial security of providers of travel services. BY adding to Article - Business Regulation Section 2-106.17 and 2-106.18; and 17-2201 through 17-2203 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 22. Travel Services" Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Business Regulation 2-106.17. (A) IN THIS SECTION, "FUND" MEANS THE SELLERS OF TRAVEL SERVICES REGISTRATION FUND. (B) (1) THERE IS A SELLERS OF TRAVEL SERVICES REGISTRATION FUND. (2) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL, …