SB 395 Maryland Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability

SB 395 clarifies insurance requirements for peer-to-peer car sharing programs (like Turo) in Maryland. It makes the program's liability insurance primary coverage for drivers using shared vehicles, rather than secondary, and prevents insurers from canceling a vehicle owner's personal insurance solely because the car is shared. The bill also stops the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund from covering drivers for non-replacement vehicles used in sharing programs and allows programs to charge drivers for tolls or fines incurred during trips. These changes aim to standardize liability rules and reduce insurance complications for both sharing platforms and users.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed Apr 14, 2026
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First - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability Third - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs - Insurance and Liability · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that peer-to-peer car sharing programs must provide primary security for third-party liability claims, while maintaining the rule that insurance sold directly to drivers is secondary. The text was also updated to reflect that the program, not the owner, is responsible for traffic citations from automated monitoring systems.
Scope change
The scope of liability and insurance priority remains consistent, but the language was strengthened to explicitly require programs to provide primary security for third-party claims.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the description of liability from 'authorizing' a program to transfer liability to 'requiring' the program to provide primary security for third-party claims.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'owner' to explicitly exclude peer-to-peer car sharing programs for the purpose of traffic citations issued by monitoring systems.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill's structure to repeal and reenact specific sections of the Insurance and Transportation Articles with updated section numbers and titles.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 18, 2026

How they voted

440
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Feb 22, 2026
D Democratic36
31 Yea 5
86% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 49
executive
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 18, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (120-0-22)
house of delegates
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
upper
Feb 22, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-5)
senate
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
First Reading Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Dawn Gile
Dawn Gile
DDemocratic
MD
33