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HB 1603

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 24, 2026.

Health Insurance - Vision Benefits - Regulation of Insurers and Vision Benefit Managers.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-1603
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates in_committee 2026-04-24
Insurance / Consumer Protection
Summary

Establishing requirements for certain vision benefits, vision benefit plans, and vision benefit discount plans; requiring an insurer or a vision benefit manager to disclose certain information on its website and in certain communications and maintain certain methods of communication for use by participating eye care providers; establishing certain requirements and prohibitions for contracts between insurers or vision benefit managers and participating eye care providers; etc.

Sponsor
Delegate Johnson, S.
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status in_committee
2026-02-16 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-24 Latest Action In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
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