HB 1068

Did not advance

Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Newly Hired Employees of Small Businesses

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: HealthSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring certain health insurance carriers to provide certain special enrollment periods, of 60 days beginning on the first day of employment, for individuals and the individuals' dependents who become employed by small employers that do not offer employer-sponsored health plans.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Delegate Solomon	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Delegate Solomon	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunlap, Gregory	Dunlap Financial Services	Oral
FAV	Eberle, Michele	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange	Oral
FAV	Fabian-Marks, Johanna	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange	Oral
FAV	Fabian-Marks, Johanna	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Goldstein, Laura	Montgomery County Counseling Center	Position only
FAV	Williams, Irnise	OAG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Irnise	OAG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hollywood III, James	Individual	Oral
FAV	Klapper, Stephanielobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Klapper, Stephanielobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Robinson, Kimberlylobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueSheild	Oral
UNF	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Celentano, Matthewlobbyist	The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Celentano, Matthewlobbyist	The League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland	Oral

Organizations on record

CareFirst BlueCross BlueSheildUNF 1

Delegate SolomonFAV 2

Dunlap Financial ServicesFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteUNF 1

Maryland Health Benefit ExchangeFAV 3

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Montgomery County Counseling CenterFAV 1

OAGFAV 2

The League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandUNF 2

YearFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKlapper, StephanieRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.

UNFRobinson, KimberlyCareFirst BlueCross BlueSheildRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield; Cigna Corporate Services, LLC

UNFTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

UNFCelentano, MatthewThe League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…