Legislation - HB1532

Title: Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
Sponsored by: The Speaker and Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo, Allen, Behler, Foley, Guyton, Healey, Holmes, J. Long, Lewis, Odom, Stein, and Ziegler
Status: In the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

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.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Emergency Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Continuing the Next Generation Energy Act Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/13/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {823929/1 Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Motion Laid Over (Delegate Korman) Adopted Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {823929/1 Adopted Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {513928/1 (Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee) Adopted Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {813424/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-97) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {303024/1 (Delegate Howard) Rejected (39-96) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {303926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {303424/1 (Delegate Pippy) Withdrawn Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {283823/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected (37-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {283429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (31-99) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {423729/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {863121/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (34-99) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {663523/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (37-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {993026/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (24-99) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {513823/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (35-94) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {403425/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-90) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {713521/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (38-95) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {393429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Withdrawn Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {793623/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (33-99) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {693028/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (31-100) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {603022/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (37-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {403924/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (36-98) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {423827/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-96) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Floor Amendment {113421/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (36-97) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (108-25) Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 4/02/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/15/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {393820/1 Adopted Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/15/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2026 Legislative Date 3/17/2026 Action Floor Amendment {353225/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2026 Legislative Date 3/17/2026 Action Third Readings Passed with Amendments (38-4) Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton) Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/24/2026 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/30/2026 Action Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/30/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (105-27) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (32-13) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted (33-11) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (35-11) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/31/2026 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Continuing the Next Generation Energy Act
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2026	3/13/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Favorable with Amendments {823929/1	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Motion Laid Over (Delegate Korman) Adopted	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Favorable with Amendments {823929/1 Adopted	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {513928/1 (Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee) Adopted	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {813424/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-97)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {303024/1 (Delegate Howard) Rejected (39-96)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {303926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {303424/1 (Delegate Pippy) Withdrawn	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {283823/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected (37-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {283429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (31-99)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {423729/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {863121/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (34-99)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {663523/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (37-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {993026/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (24-99)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {513823/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (35-94)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {403425/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-90)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {713521/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (38-95)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {393429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Withdrawn	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {793623/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (33-99)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {693028/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (31-100)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {603022/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (37-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {403924/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (36-98)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {423827/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-96)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Floor Amendment {113421/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (36-97)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	39 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
House	3/17/2026	3/03/2026	Third Reading Passed (108-25)	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2026	3/02/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2026	4/02/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/02/2026	3/15/2026	Favorable with Amendments {393820/1 Adopted	54 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2026	3/15/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	54 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2026	3/17/2026	Floor Amendment {353225/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2026	3/17/2026	Third Readings Passed with Amendments (38-4)	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/22/2026	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/22/2026	House Requests Senate Recede	59 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2026	3/22/2026	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton)	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	House Requests Senate Recede	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	Senate Refuses Recede	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2026	3/24/2026	Senate Refuses Recede	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2026	3/24/2026	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	3/30/2026	Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	3/30/2026	Third Reading Passed (105-27)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Conference Committee Report {583123/1	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (32-13)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted (33-11)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Third Reading Passed (35-11)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	3/31/2026	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act

File Code

Subjects

Statutes

Article - Public Utilities

( 2-124, 3-106, 4-203.1, 4-212, 4-213, 4-309, 4-504, 7-1001, 7-1005, 7-1006, 7-1007, 7-109, 7-1201, 7-1216, 7-1220, 7-1224, 7-1225, 7-1302, 7-1304, 7-204, 7-207, 7-207.6, 7-207.7, 7-208, 7-216.1, 7-221, 7-222, 7-223, 7-225, 7-226, 7-227, 7-228, 7-229, 7-232 through 7-234, 7-306, 7-306.2, 7-306.4, 7-321, 7-505, 7-510, 7-510.3, 7-512.1 )