CHAPTER NUMBER: 183 
File Code: Insurance - Liability and Miscellaneous
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1022  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Astle, Hafer, Derr, and
 Ferguson
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Insurance - Fraternal Benefit Societies
 
Altering the circumstances under which a fraternal benefit society is
deemed to have a representative form of government; increasing the
amount of a bond a society is required to file with the Maryland
Insurance Commissioner; increasing the amount of specified premiums a
society must collect; providing that an amendment to the laws of a
society is deemed approved if not disapproved by the Commissioner
within a specified period of time; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/30
 - First Reading Finance
 -      Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/17
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/20
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 3/31
 - Returned Passed
 - 4/29
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 183
 
House Action
- 3/20
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 -      Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/28
 - Favorable Report by Economic Matters
 - 3/26
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/27
 - Third Reading Passed (131-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator John W. Derr, District 3
 - Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
 - Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - AGENTS AND BROKERS
 - BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
 - HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
 - INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
 - INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
 - INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -see also- FOREIGN TRADE
 - INVESTMENTS
 - LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
 - NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
 - PENALTIES
 - REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Insurance
 - (
 8-401 ,
 8-402 ,
 8-412 ,
 8-415 ,
 8-418 ,
 8-419 ,
 8-420 ,
 8-421 ,
 8-422 ,
 8-427 ,
 8-429 ,
 8-429 ,
 8-430 ,
 8-432 ,
 8-433 ,
 8-434 ,
 8-437 ,
 8-441 ,
 8-442 ,
 8-443 ,
 8-444 ,
 8-445 ,
 8-445 ,
 8-446 ,
 8-449 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 107240/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997     at: 16:58
 Status: Adopted