Legislation - HB0220

Title: Environment - Water - Individual Submeters
Sponsored by: Delegates Charkoudian and Guyton
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing the installation of individual water submeters, used to determine the actual use of water, for each residential unit in an apartment house and mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house, or mobile home park, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; authorizing the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or mobile home park to bill an occupant a certain amount under certain circumstances; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0130

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/30/2025 Legislative Date 10/30/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Environment - Water - Individual Unit Meters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/19/2026 Legislative Date 1/19/2026 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/16/2026 Legislative Date 2/16/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2026 Legislative Date 2/14/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {223026/1 Adopted Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2026 Legislative Date 2/14/2026 Action Motion Special Order until 2/18 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2026 Legislative Date 2/15/2026 Action Floor Amendment {573625/1 (Delegate Korman) Adopted Proceedings 24 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2026 Legislative Date 2/15/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 24 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Environment - Water - Individual Submeters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2026 Legislative Date 2/17/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (95-34) Proceedings 26 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/23/2026 Legislative Date 2/15/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 26AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/30/2025	10/30/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Environment - Water - Individual Unit Meters
House	1/19/2026	1/19/2026	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/16/2026	2/16/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	2/17/2026	2/14/2026	Favorable with Amendments {223026/1 Adopted	23 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/17/2026	2/14/2026	Motion Special Order until 2/18 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted	23 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/18/2026	2/15/2026	Floor Amendment {573625/1 (Delegate Korman) Adopted	24 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/18/2026	2/15/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	24 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Environment - Water - Individual Submeters
House	2/20/2026	2/17/2026	Third Reading Passed (95-34)	26 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/23/2026	2/15/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	26AClick to view Recorded Media

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