HB0220 — Environment - Water - Individual Submeters
Last action — Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Authorizing the installation of individual water submeters, used to determine the actual use of water, for each residential unit in an apartment house and mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house, or mobile home park, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; authorizing the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or mobile home park to bill an occupant a certain amount under certain circumstances; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0220 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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 Lorig Charkoudian · Primary
- Delegate Michele Guyton · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 40 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 186 →"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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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 23% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 1 | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 95 | 34 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 24% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0220 do?
- Authorizing the installation of individual water submeters, used to determine the actual use of water, for each residential unit in an apartment house and mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house, or mobile home park, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; authorizing the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or mobile home park to bill an occupant a certain amount under certain circumstances; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0220?
- HB0220 is sponsored by Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat) and Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0220?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0220?
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