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2026 Regular Session

HB1532

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.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 12, 2026
Last status update
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353
Author
Marc Korman
Co-sponsors
David Fraser-hidalgoNick AllenDylan BehlerLinda FoleyMichele GuytonAnne HealeyMarvin HolmesJeffrie LongRobbyn LewisDarrell OdomDana SteinNatalie Ziegler

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 13, 2026 House passed March 17, 2026 Senate passed April 6, 2026 House passed April 13, 2026 Senate passed April 13, 2026 Enrolled April 13, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

24 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 813424/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected

Failed

37 yea–97 nay · 5 not voting · 2 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 303024/1 (Delegate Howard) Rejected

Failed

39 yea–96 nay · 4 not voting · 2 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 303926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected

Failed

38 yea–98 nay · 3 not voting · 2 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 283823/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected

Failed

37 yea–98 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 283429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected

Failed

31 yea–99 nay · 8 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 423729/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected

Failed

35 yea–98 nay · 5 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 863121/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected

Failed

34 yea–99 nay · 5 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 663523/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected

Failed

37 yea–98 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 993026/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected

Failed

24 yea–99 nay · 15 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 513823/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected

Failed

35 yea–94 nay · 9 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 403425/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected

Failed

36 yea–90 nay · 12 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 713521/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected

Failed

38 yea–95 nay · 5 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 793623/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected

Failed

33 yea–99 nay · 6 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 693028/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected

Failed

31 yea–100 nay · 7 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 603022/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected

Failed

37 yea–98 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 403924/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected

Failed

36 yea–98 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 423827/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected

Failed

38 yea–96 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Floor Amendment 113421/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected

Failed

36 yea–97 nay · 5 not voting · 3 absent

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March 17, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

108 yea–25 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent

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April 6, 2026 · Senate

Third Readings Passed with Amendments

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

38 yea–4 nay · 5 absent

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April 13, 2026 · Senate

Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted

Passed

32 yea–13 nay · 2 not voting

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April 13, 2026 · Senate

Conference Committee Report 583123/1 Adopted

Passed

33 yea–11 nay · 3 not voting

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April 13, 2026 · Senate

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

35 yea–11 nay · 1 not voting

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April 13, 2026 · House

Third Reading Passed

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

105 yea–27 nay · 8 not voting · 1 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353
  2. House Passed Enrolled View roll call
  3. Senate Third Reading Passed (35-11)
  4. Senate Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted (33-11)
  5. Senate Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (32-13)
  6. Senate Conference Committee Report {583123/1
  7. House Third Reading Passed (105-27) View roll call
  8. House Conference Committee Report {583123/1 Adopted View roll call
  9. House Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire)
  10. House Senate Refuses Recede
  11. Senate Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Hester and Simonaire)
  12. Senate Senate Refuses Recede
  13. Senate House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton)
  14. Senate House Requests Senate Recede
  15. Senate House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
  16. House House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Korman, Fraser-Hidalgo and Guyton)
  17. House House Requests Senate Recede
  18. House House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
  19. Senate Third Readings Passed with Amendments (38-4) View roll call
  20. Senate Floor Amendment {353225/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted View roll call
  21. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  22. Senate Favorable with Amendments {393820/1 Adopted
  23. Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  24. Senate Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
  25. Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
  26. House Third Reading Passed (108-25)
  27. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  28. House Floor Amendment {113421/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (36-97)
  29. House Floor Amendment {423827/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-96)
  30. House Floor Amendment {403924/1 (Delegate Griffith) Rejected (36-98)
  31. House Floor Amendment {603022/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (37-98)
  32. House Floor Amendment {693028/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (31-100)
  33. House Floor Amendment {793623/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (33-99)
  34. House Floor Amendment {393429/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Withdrawn
  35. House Floor Amendment {713521/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (38-95)
  36. House Floor Amendment {403425/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (36-90)
  37. House Floor Amendment {513823/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (35-94)
  38. House Floor Amendment {993026/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (24-99)
  39. House Floor Amendment {663523/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (37-98)
  40. House Floor Amendment {863121/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (34-99)
  41. House Floor Amendment {423729/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (35-98)
  42. House Floor Amendment {283429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (31-99)
  43. House Floor Amendment {283823/1 (Delegate Nkongolo) Rejected (37-98)
  44. House Floor Amendment {303424/1 (Delegate Pippy) Withdrawn
  45. House Floor Amendment {303926/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-98)
  46. House Floor Amendment {303024/1 (Delegate Howard) Rejected (39-96)
  47. House Floor Amendment {813424/1 (Delegate Hornberger) Rejected (37-97)
  48. House Floor Amendment {513928/1 (Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee) Adopted
  49. House Favorable with Amendments {823929/1 Adopted
  50. House Motion Laid Over (Delegate Korman) Adopted
  51. House Favorable with Amendments {823929/1
  52. House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
  53. House Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
  54. House First Reading Environment and Transportation
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2116559
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HB1532.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00