| MD | SB242 | Pass | Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 694 |
| MD | HB1554 | Pass | Requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with certain entities, to study and report to the General Assembly by December 15, 2026, on exempting from the sales and use tax electricity used for agricultural purposes such as raising livestock or poultr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 783 |
| MD | SB556 | Pass | Authorizing the Public Service Commission to require a water company, sewage disposal company, or water and sewage disposal company to adopt a certain limited-income mechanism subject to the approval of the Commission; and requiring the Commission to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 525 |
| MD | SB825 | Pass | Establishing the Critical Infrastructure Protection Branch in the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center; requiring the Department of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Center, to take certain action in response to an attack on the Sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 446 |
| MD | HB1164 | Pass | Authorizing the Public Service Commission to require a water company, sewage disposal company, or water and sewage disposal company to adopt a certain limited-income mechanism subject to the approval of the Commission; and requiring the Commission to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 526 |
| MD | HB1239 | Pass | Establishing the Critical Infrastructure Protection Branch in the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center; requiring the Department of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Center, to take certain action in response to an attack on the Sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 447 |
| MD | HB1532 | Pass | Transferring the electric universal service program to the Office of Home Energy Programs and requiring the Office to authorize benefits under the program for certain electric customers; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353 |
| MD | HB597 | Pass | Altering the beginning and ending dates for the Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program, from beginning on April 1, 2024, to April 1, 2026, and from ending 7 years after the beginning date to 9 years after the beginning date; and altering the date...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347 |
| MD | SB473 | Pass | Requiring an applicant for certain for-hire driver's licenses to submit to the Public Service Commission documentation verifying that the applicant completed a certain human trafficking awareness training program; and prohibiting licensed taxicab dr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 278 |
| MD | HB833 | Pass | Reestablishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland with an altered membership and mandate; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before Dece...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 251 |
| MD | SB553 | Pass | Reestablishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland with an altered membership and mandate; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report to the Legislative Policy Committee by December 1, 2026, and a final repo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 |
| MD | HB829 | Pass | Requiring an applicant for certain for-hire driver's licenses to submit to the Public Service Commission documentation verifying that the applicant completed a certain human trafficking awareness training program; prohibiting licensed taxicab drivers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 279 |
| MD | HB480 | Pass | Requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator for certain violation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 232 |
| MD | SB740 | Pass | Requiring a transportation network company to maintain a deactivation policy that provides the policies and procedures for the deactivation of operators; prohibiting a transportation network company from deactivating an operator for certain violation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 231 |
| MD | HB734 | Pass | Altering the date from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2030, by which certain community solar energy generating systems must be approved by the Public Service Commission in order for land that is used by the community solar energy generating syste...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 45 |
| MD | SB344 | Pass | Altering the date from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2030, by which certain community solar energy generating systems must be approved by the Public Service Commission in order for land that is used by the community solar energy generating syste...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46 |
| MD | HB420 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| MD | SB841 | Engross
Sine Die | Transferring the electric universal service program to the Office of Home Energy Programs and requiring the Office to authorize benefits under the program for certain electric customers; establishing he Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonpr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | SB605 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct a study and make recommendations on the potential scope, structure, and implementation of Commission oversight of broadband service and voice over Internet protocol service; and requiring the Commiss...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-08
Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Ready) Adopted |
| MD | HB1037 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct a study and make recommendations on the potential scope, structure and implementation of Commission oversight of broadband service and voice over Internet protocol service; and requiring the Commissi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-08
Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Salling) Adopted |
| MD | SB270 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Educat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB353 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a public service company that intends to terminate, because of nonpayment, electric or gas service to a certain multifamily dwelling unit located in Prince George's County to notify each county elected official representing the district in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-20
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1147 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that the exercise by the Public Service Commission of its authority is an essential government function; altering the duties of the Commission and the Executive Secretary of the Commission; providing for the designation of a certain empl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-20
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1287 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring that an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain generating stations located within a certain at-risk area to include with the application a baseline understanding of risk, disparities, and environmental...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB842 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that the exercise by the Public Service Commission of its authority is an essential government function; altering the duties of the Commission and the Executive Secretary of the Commission; providing for the designation of a certain empl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-09
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB966 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the conditions under which a certain standard contract or tariff for net energy metering will no longer be available; requiring the Public Service Commission to develop and implement a successor program to the existing net energy metering pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-06
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB992 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a certain large load customer to register with the Public Service Commission before interconnecting with the electric system; establishing the requirements for the registration of a large load customer; requiring that a certain data center ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-06
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1349 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Public Service Commission to develop an implementation plan to convert formerly operational fossil fuel generating stations in the State to natural gas generating stations; requiring the Commission to conduct a public stakeholder proces...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB843 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Office of Home Energy Programs to administer, or through a local administering agency administer, certain programs and activities regarding low- and moderate-income households and the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program; a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1443 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing certain provisions related to energy salespersons and the marketing and pricing of green power; altering the process of renewing certain electricity supplier and gas supplier licenses; requiring the Public Service Commission to provide a ce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-02
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB958 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from adopting or enforcing a regulation or order that prohibits a public service company from offering a discount or payment plan for the connection or extension of a natural gas line to a customer's property...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-26
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB967 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting an electric company from collecting certain environmental surcharges or fees under certain circumstances; and requiring the Public Service Commission, by October 1, 2027, and each October 1 thereafter, to make a certain calculation each y...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-26
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1633 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing certain provisions relating to energy salespersons and energy vendors, residential energy retailers, residential electricity supplier license terms, and green power; repealing the authority of the Public Service Commission to take certain d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-25
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1640 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing certain provisions related to a certain environmental surcharge, the electric universal service program, energy efficiency and conservation plans, the renewable energy portfolio standard, building energy efficiency standards, the Regional G...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-25
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | SB596 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempting certain large load customers from requirements to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a certain process for large load customers to interconnect to the electric syst...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-24
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB723 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring electric companies to submit to the Public Service Commission cost containment plans for electric distribution and transmission system planning on or before January 1, 2027, and every 3 years thereafter; requiring the plans to combine to re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB598 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring electric companies to submit to the Public Service Commission cost containment plans for electric distribution and transmission system planning on or before January 1, 2027, and every 3 years thereafter; requiring the plans to combine to re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB997 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the amount of a certain assessment charge; altering the definition of "marketing" and the content of certain materials for purposes of an electric company, a gas company, or an electric cooperative recovering certain costs through rates; alt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB1000 | Intro
Sine Die | Expanding the application of certain requirements for the construction of certain overhead transmission lines to include certain other transmission lines; requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations to establish specific criteria for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | HB1624 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a custodian to allow an inspector general whose office is created by State law or local law to inspect a public record under certain circumstances; and providing that redisclosure of certain information is subject to certain restrictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1494 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the offer and use of certain time-of-use rates and products relating to residential electricity supply and residential retail gas supply, including offering the rates for a term greater than a certain number of months; authorizing the sal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1404 | Intro
Sine Die | Stating the authority to construct, permit, and operate in the State an energy generating system that produces energy from natural gas; authorizing investor-owned electric companies and electricity suppliers in the State to construct, acquire, or lea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1584 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing a framework for the regulation of delivery network companies and delivery network services in the State, including establishing permitting and licensing requirements, digital network requirements, reporting requirements, and payment, ear...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB771 | Intro
Sine Die | Transferring the administration of the electric universal service program from the Public Service Commission to the Office of Home Energy Programs in the Department of Human Services; and altering the authorized uses of the Strategic Energy Investmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB834 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a unit of State government from implementing or enforcing, after July 1, 2026, certain provisions of law relating to energy efficiency and conservation programs, services, and plans that support certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB850 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring that certain energy efficiency, conservation, and demand response programs include bill savings to residential customers; altering from December 31, 2032, to December 31, 2040, the date by which certain unpaid and unamortized costs must be ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1253 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing certain provisions authorizing a gas company to file a plan to invest in eligible infrastructure replacement projects with the Public Service Commission and recover related costs through a certain surcharge; prohibiting the Commission from ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1516 | Intro
Sine Die | Transferring the administration of the electric universal service program from the Public Service Commission to the Office of Home Energy Programs in the Department of Human Services; and altering the authorized uses of the Strategic Energy Investmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1476 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the conditions under which a certain standard contract or tariff for net energy metering will no longer be available; requiring the Public Service Commission to develop and implement a successor program to the existing net energy metering pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB1561 | Intro
Sine Die | kRequiring the Public Service Commission to require one or more electric companies to develop and submit to the Commission a certain resource adequacy plan if the Commission makes a certain determination; authorizing an investor-owned electric compan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
