2026 Regular Session
SB841
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.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
9 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment 873027/1 (Senator West) Rejected
Failed
14 yea–29 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment 153123/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
Failed
14 yea–23 nay · 8 not voting · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment 403821/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected
Failed
19 yea–22 nay · 4 not voting · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment 673724/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
Failed
15 yea–22 nay · 8 not voting · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment 813629/1 (Senator Jennings) Adopted
Failed
20 yea–19 nay · 6 not voting · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment 223827/1 (Senator West) Rejected
Failed
14 yea–29 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment 263226/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected
Failed
15 yea–28 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment 773025/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
Failed
17 yea–26 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent
April 6, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
38 yea–4 nay · 5 absent
Committee referrals
April 9, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
April 6, 2026 · House
Rules and Executive Nominations
February 6, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
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.
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
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House Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
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House Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
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Senate Third Reading Passed (38-4) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Floor Amendment {353523/1 (Senator Ready) Adopted
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Senate Floor Amendment {773025/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-26)
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Senate Floor Amendment {263226/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (15-28)
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Senate Floor Amendment {223827/1 (Senator West) Rejected (14-29)
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Senate Floor Amendment {523124/1 (Senator Harris) Adopted
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Senate Floor Amendment {703021/1 (Senator Corderman) Adopted
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Senate Floor Amendment {513222/1 (Senator Watson) Adopted
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Senate Floor Amendment {873621/1 (Senator Watson) Adopted
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Senate Floor Amendment {813629/1 (Senator Jennings) Adopted (20-19)
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Senate Floor Amendment {673724/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (15-22)
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Senate Floor Amendment {403821/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (19-22)
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Senate Floor Amendment {153123/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (14-23)
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Senate Floor Amendment {873027/1 (Senator West) Rejected (14-29)
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {423325/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment