STATE BILLMD HB 1532PASSED

Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act

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 Nonprofits Loan Program in the Maryland Clean Energy Center; altering certain required procedures related to the permitting, inspection, and interconnection of certain residential solar energy systems; altering the uses of the Environmental Trust Fund; etc.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 12, 2026; 184 days ago
Current chamber: House of Delegates
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD HB 1532 · PassedMay 12

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Bill details

Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353 · May 12, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

May 12, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353House

Apr 13, 2026Passed EnrolledHouse

Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (35-11)Senate

Apr 13, 2026Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted (33-11)Senate

Apr 13, 2026Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (32-13)Senate

Apr 13, 2026Conference Committee Report {583123/1Senate

Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (105-27)House

Apr 13, 2026Conference Committee Report {583123/1 AdoptedHouse

Show 46 earlier actions

Apr 9, 2026Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire)House

Apr 9, 2026Senate Refuses RecedeHouse

Apr 9, 2026Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire)Senate

Apr 9, 2026Senate Refuses RecedeSenate

Apr 9, 2026House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton)Senate

Apr 9, 2026House Requests Senate RecedeSenate

Apr 9, 2026House Refuses Concur Senate AmendmentsSenate

Apr 8, 2026House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton)House

Apr 8, 2026House Requests Senate RecedeHouse

Apr 8, 2026House Refuses Concur Senate AmendmentsHouse

Apr 6, 2026Third Readings Passed with Amendments (38-4)Senate

Apr 6, 2026Floor Amendment {353225/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) AdoptedSenate

Apr 2, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsSenate

Apr 2, 2026Favorable with Amendments {393820/1 AdoptedSenate

Apr 2, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate

Mar 20, 2026Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.Senate

Mar 18, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate

Mar 17, 2026Third Reading Passed (108-25)House

Mar 17, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {113421/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (36-97)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {423827/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-96)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {403924/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (36-98)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {603022/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (37-98)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {693028/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (31-100)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {793623/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (33-99)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {393429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) WithdrawnHouse

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {713521/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (38-95)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {403425/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-90)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {513823/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (35-94)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {993026/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (24-99)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {663523/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (37-98)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {863121/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (34-99)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {423729/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-98)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {283429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (31-99)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {283823/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected (37-98)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {303424/1 (Delegate Pippy) WithdrawnHouse

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {303926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-98)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {303024/1 (Delegate Howard) Rejected (39-96)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {813424/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-97)House

Mar 17, 2026Floor Amendment {513928/1 (Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee) AdoptedHouse

Mar 17, 2026Favorable with Amendments {823929/1 AdoptedHouse

Mar 13, 2026Motion Laid Over (Delegate Korman) AdoptedHouse

Mar 13, 2026Favorable with Amendments {823929/1House

Mar 13, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and TransportationHouse

Feb 13, 2026Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.House

Feb 13, 2026First Reading Environment and TransportationHouse

Recorded votes

Floor Amendment 813424/1 (Delegate Hornberger) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 37 yea · 97 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 303024/1 (Delegate Howard) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 39 yea · 96 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 303926/1 (Delegate Buckel) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 38 yea · 98 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 283823/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 37 yea · 98 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 283429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 31 yea · 99 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 423729/1 (Delegate Fisher) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 35 yea · 98 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 863121/1 (Delegate Buckel) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 34 yea · 99 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 663523/1 (Delegate Hartman) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 37 yea · 98 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 993026/1 (Delegate Adams) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 24 yea · 99 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 513823/1 (Delegate Chisholm) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 35 yea · 94 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 403425/1 (Delegate Wivell) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 36 yea · 90 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 713521/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 38 yea · 95 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 793623/1 (Delegate Buckel) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 33 yea · 99 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 693028/1 (Delegate Hornberger) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 31 yea · 100 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 603022/1 (Delegate Rose) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 37 yea · 98 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 403924/1 (Delegate Griffith) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 36 yea · 98 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 423827/1 (Delegate Buckel) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 38 yea · 96 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 113421/1 (Delegate Fisher) RejectedMar 17, 2026 · House · 36 yea · 97 nayFailed

Third Reading PassedMar 17, 2026 · House · 108 yea · 25 nayPassed

Third Readings Passed with AmendmentsApr 6, 2026 · Senate · 38 yea · 4 nayPassed

Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) AdoptedApr 13, 2026 · Senate · 32 yea · 13 nayPassed

Conference Committee Report 583123/1 AdoptedApr 13, 2026 · Senate · 33 yea · 11 nayPassed

Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · Senate · 35 yea · 11 nayPassed

Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · House · 105 yea · 27 nayPassed

Subjects

Utility Regulation
Energy and Climate
Air Pollution
Conservation
Consumer Protection
Energy Administration
Energy Matters
Environment, Department of the
Environmental Incentives
Notices
Nuclear Matters
Plans and Proposals
Prices
Procurement
Public Service Commission
Reports
Solicitation
studies
Time
Utilities
Weights and Measures
Annotated Code of Maryland
Apartments
Applicants and Applications
Appropriations
Attorneys
Attorney General
Auctions
Bonds
Certifications
Charging Stations
Clean Energy Credits
Codes
Construction
Contracts
Counties
Data
Data Centers
Debt Management
Electronic Government
Electric Motor Vehicles
Emergency Bills
Energy Technology and Infrastructure
Environmental Trust
Equipment
Escrow Accounts
Ethics
Federal Government
Fees
Fuel
General Services, Department of
Governor
Grants
Housing and Community Development, Department of
Housing
Information Technology
Inspections
Interstate Affairs
Liability
Low-Income
Managers and Supervisors
Maps and Charts
Moderate-Income
Municipal Corporations
Natural Resources, Department of
permits
Poverty
Power Plants
Private Schools
Public Information
Public Schools
Public Works, Board of
Records
Registration
Remote Access
Renewable Energy Sources
Revenue and Taxes
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Salaries and Compensation
School Buses
Solar Energy
Standards and Best Practices
Storage
Virtual Environments
Waivers
Water
Weather
Wind Energy
Work, Labor, and Employment
Baltimore City
Budgets
Commercial Property
Committees and Commissions
General Assembly
Heating and Cooling
Installment Payments
Interest
Investments
Loans
Nonprofit Organizations
Public Benefits
Public Buildings and Facilities
Real Property
Residential Property
Signatures
Building Codes
Electronic Commerce
Fire Protection
internet
Labeling
Addresses
Auditors and Audits
Classifications and Designations
Commerce and Business
Courts
Disclosure
Goods and Services
Industry and Manufacturing
Labor, Department of
Labor and Industry, Division of
Leases and Rent
Penalties and Sentences
Privacy
Sewage
Technology
Termination of Services
Transportation
Evaluations and Reviews
Independent Contractors
Legislation
Sunset
Transportation, Department of
Administrative Agencies
Airports
Boundaries
Building Maintenance and Repair
Contractors
Emergencies
Environmental Justice
Evidence
Federal Aid
Hearings
inflation
Job Training
kinship
Open Government
Special Events
State Aid

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