HB0153 — Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House of Delegates
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to residential rental units in apartment buildings with four or more individual dwelling units in a certain manner beginning June 1, 2026, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2026, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement or substantial upgrade of electrical systems or heating systems; and applying the Act prospectively.
Bill Text
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Read HB0153 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Pena-Melnyk · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Primary
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on · 44 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
Co-sponsors (4)
- Delegate Pena-Melnyk
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat
Not signed on (183)
183 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 183 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 83 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Republican | 1 | 25 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 90 | 30 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 21% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 23% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 94 | 35 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 25% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0153 do?
- Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to residential rental units in apartment buildings with four or more individual dwelling units in a certain manner beginning June 1, 2026, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2026, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement or substantial upgrade of electrical systems or heating systems; and applying the Act prospectively.
- Who sponsors HB0153?
- HB0153 is sponsored by Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), and Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0153?
- This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB0153?
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