SB0012 — 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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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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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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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to residential rental units in apartment buildings with 10 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 SB0012 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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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
- Senator Chris West · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 41 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Chris West Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"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 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 101 | 34 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 24% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 23% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (48)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 23% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0012 do?
- Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to residential rental units in apartment buildings with 10 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 SB0012?
- SB0012 is sponsored by Senator Chris West (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB0012?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB0012?
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