Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
2026 Legislative Bill Tracking
Monday, November 2, 2026 5:26 PM
| Bill (Crossfile) | Bill Title & Upcoming Hearings | Sponsor | Status | Position | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1 (SB 2) | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations | Crosby | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (2/10) | Monitor | |
| HB 40 (SB 201) | Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | Charkoudian | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 54 | Task Force to Study Restructuring Maryland's Electric Utility Industry | Allen | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 66 (SB 373) | Environment - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Withdrawal (Restoring Energy Freedom Act) | Chisholm | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 119 | Energy Performance Contracts - Navigators, Funding, and Requirements | Vogel | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 143 (SB 92) | Electric Company Contracts, Capacity Market Models, and Regional Transmission Organizations - Studies | Charkoudian | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/19) | Monitor | |
| HB 390 (SB 282) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027) | The Speaker | In the House - First Reading Appropriations (1/21) | ||
| HB 476 (SB 474) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Ziegler | In the House - Referred to interim study by Judiciary (3/21) | ||
| HB 509 | Campaign Finance - Contributions by Gas and Electric Utility Companies - Prohibition | Vogel | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (2/6) | ||
| HB 521 | Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Bill Surcharge - Repeal | Chisholm | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | ||
| HB 540 | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Utility Rate Changes (Public Service Company Transparency Act) | Lehman | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | ||
| HB 556 | Property Tax Credit - Utility Service Expenses for Dwellings (Maryland Family Utility Tax Relief Act) | J. Long | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | ||
| HB 642 | Electric Companies - Service Outages and Rate Increases - Report on Customer Impact | J. Long | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/2) | ||
| HB 647 | Power Plant Research Program - Study on Nuclear Energy | Ivey | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/23) | ||
| HB 673 | Consumer Goods - Restrictions Based on Energy Source - Prohibition (Energy Equality Act of 2026) | Arikan | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | ||
| HB 674 (SB 270) | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | T. Morgan | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | ||
| HB 723 (SB 598) | Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act) | Qi | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/23) | ||
| HB 799 | Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act | Miller | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | ||
| HB 817 (SB 625) | Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, and Sequestration Projects - Regulations and Standards for Biochar and Wood Vault Technologies | Foley | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules (4/10) | ||
| HB 897 (SB 386) | Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | The Speaker | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| HB 940 (SB 596) | Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | Charkoudian | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| HB 958 | Natural Gas - Connection and Line Extension - Discounts and Payment Plans | Buckel | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:30 p.m. (2/26) | ||
| HB 967 | Electric Companies - Environmental Surcharges or Fees - Prohibition on Collection | Buckel | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:30 p.m. (2/26) | ||
| HB 970 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Nuclear Energy and Renaming | T. Morgan | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| HB 981 | Investor-Owned Public Service Companies - Base Rate Proceeding - Equity Market Return | A. Johnson | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/2) | ||
| HB 1195 (SB 843) | Net Energy Metering, SUNRISE Program, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program (SUNRISE Act) | Stein | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | ||
| HB 1199 (SB 590) | Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program (Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act) | Fraser-Hidalgo | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | ||
| HB 1253 | Gas Companies - Infrastructure Investments - Cost Recovery and Customer Notification (Break STRIDE Act) | Behler | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | ||
| HB 1287 (SB 780) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | A. Johnson | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. (3/13) | ||
| HB 1404 | Public Utilities - Energy Generation and Transmission | Reilly | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/17) | ||
| HB 1476 (SB 966) | Public Service Commission - Net Energy Metering - Successor Program | The Speaker | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | ||
| HB 1494 | Electricity and Retail Gas Supply - Customer Choice, Consumer Protection, and Green Power (Retail Energy Modernization and Consumer Choice Act) | J. Long | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/18) | ||
| HB 1525 (SB 801) | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, EmPOWER Energy Efficiency Programs, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems | Wivell | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | ||
| HB 1532 | Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | The Speaker | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353 (5/12) | ||
| HB 1561 (SB 954) | Electricity Generation and Storage - Investor-Owned Electric Companies and Front-of-the-Meter Storage (Affordable Energy Act) | Queen | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | ||
| SB 2 (HB 1) | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations Only applies to IOUs, but worth watching. Not retroactive - only applies to future contracts. |
Hester | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | ||
| SB 92 (HB 143) | Electric Company Contracts, Capacity Market Models, and Regional Transmission Organizations - Studies | Hettleman | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | ||
| SB 201 (HB 40) | Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | Brooks | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | ||
| SB 270 (HB 674) | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Carozza | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (3/25) | ||
| SB 282 (HB 390) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027) | The President | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 4 (4/8) | ||
| SB 373 (HB 66) | Environment - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Withdrawal (Restoring Energy Freedom Act) | Hershey | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Monitor | |
| SB 386 (HB 897) | Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | The President | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | ||
| SB 474 (HB 476) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Waldstreicher | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | ||
| SB 590 (HB 1199) | Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program (Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act) | Kramer | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | ||
| SB 596 (HB 940) | Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | Hester | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/24) | ||
| SB 598 (HB 723) | Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act) | Hester | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/23) | ||
| SB 625 (HB 817) | Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, and Sequestration Projects - Regulations and Standards for Biochar and Wood Vault Technologies | Feldman | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 (5/12) | ||
| SB 780 (HB 1287) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act) | Brooks | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | ||
| SB 801 (HB 1525) | Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, EmPOWER Energy Efficiency Programs, and Net Energy Metering | McKay | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/16) | ||
| SB 841 | Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | Feldman | In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (4/13) | ||
| SB 843 (HB 1195) | Net Energy Metering, SUNRISE Program, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program (SUNRISE Act) | Feldman | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (3/3) | ||
| SB 850 | Electric and Gas Companies - Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Demand Response Programs - Alterations (Utility Affordability and Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026) | Gallion | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/16) | ||
| SB 954 (HB 1561) | Electricity Generation and Storage - Investor-Owned Electric Companies and Front-of-the-Meter Storage (Affordable Energy Act) | Harris | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (2/6) | ||
| SB 966 (HB 1476) | Public Service Commission - Net Energy Metering - Successor Program | Feldman | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (3/6) |