SB 890

Insurance - Captive Insurers - Premium Receipts Tax Study

Sponsor: Dawn Gile (District 33)Committee: FinanceSubject: Insurance - Other than HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 638 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to conduct a study on the use, regulation, and taxation of captive insurance companies by entities in the State and report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health Committee by January 1, 2027.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gile, Dawn	MD Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicholas, Andrew	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral
FAV	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilmore, J Matthew	UPMC Western Maryland	Oral
FAV	Gile, Senator	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kress, Williamlobbyist	Kress Hammen	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Protected Whistleblower, Protected Whistleblower	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Protected Whistleblower, Protected Whistleblower	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tilburg, Will	University of Maryland Medical System	Written (PDF)
INFO	Grant, Marie	Maryland Insurance Administration	Written (PDF)
INFO	Grant, Marie	Maryland Insurance Administration	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastUNF 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Economic Action MarylandUNF 1

Kress HammenUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyUNF 2

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 2FWA 1

Maryland Insurance AdministrationINFO 2

MD SenateFAV 1

University of Maryland Medical SystemFWA 1

UPMC Western MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWhitaker, JakeMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

UNFWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

UNFKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…

UNFMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

UNFSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FWAWhitaker, JakeMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association