STATE BILLMD SB 841ENGROSSED

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 he Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits Loan Program in the Maryland Clean Energy Center; reducing a certain alternative compliance payment rate applicable to certain covered buildings; altering certain procedures related to the permitting, inspection, and interconnection of certain residential solar energy systems; etc.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Apr 6, 2026; 220 days ago
Current chamber: House of Delegates
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD SB 841 · EngrossedApr 6

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Bill details

Last action: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation · Apr 13, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

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

Apr 9, 2026Rereferred to Environment and TransportationHouse

Apr 6, 2026Referred Rules and Executive NominationsHouse

Apr 6, 2026Third Reading Passed (38-4)Senate

Apr 2, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsSenate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {353523/1 (Senator Ready) AdoptedSenate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {773025/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-26)Senate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {263226/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (15-28)Senate

Show 14 earlier actions

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {223827/1 (Senator West) Rejected (14-29)Senate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {523124/1 (Senator Harris) AdoptedSenate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {703021/1 (Senator Corderman) AdoptedSenate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {513222/1 (Senator Watson) AdoptedSenate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {873621/1 (Senator Watson) AdoptedSenate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {813629/1 (Senator Jennings) Adopted (20-19)Senate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {673724/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (15-22)Senate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {403821/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (19-22)Senate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {153123/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (14-23)Senate

Apr 2, 2026Floor Amendment {873027/1 (Senator West) Rejected (14-29)Senate

Apr 2, 2026Favorable with Amendments {423325/1 AdoptedSenate

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

Feb 10, 2026Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.Senate

Feb 6, 2026First Reading Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate

Recorded votes

Floor Amendment 873027/1 (Senator West) RejectedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 14 yea · 29 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 153123/1 (Senator Ready) RejectedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 14 yea · 23 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 403821/1 (Senator Hershey) RejectedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 19 yea · 22 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 673724/1 (Senator Ready) RejectedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 15 yea · 22 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 813629/1 (Senator Jennings) AdoptedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 20 yea · 19 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 223827/1 (Senator West) RejectedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 14 yea · 29 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 263226/1 (Senator Hershey) RejectedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 15 yea · 28 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 773025/1 (Senator Ready) RejectedApr 2, 2026 · Senate · 17 yea · 26 nayFailed

Third Reading PassedApr 6, 2026 · Senate · 38 yea · 4 nayPassed

Subjects

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

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