Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 4 D cosponsors

SB0749 — Residential Retail Customer and Retail Electricity Suppliers - Definition and Alterations

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Defining the term "residential retail customer" for the purchase of gas or electricity for home use; altering the requirements for residential electricity suppliers to use a certain calculation of an electric company's standard offer service rate in setting the price for electricity under certain circumstances; authorizing residential electricity suppliers to use consolidated billing; and altering the requirements of the Public Service Commission in approving the price of electricity marketed as green power.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (184)

184 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB0749 do?
Defining the term "residential retail customer" for the purchase of gas or electricity for home use; altering the requirements for residential electricity suppliers to use a certain calculation of an electric company's standard offer service rate in setting the price for electricity under certain circumstances; authorizing residential electricity suppliers to use consolidated billing; and altering the requirements of the Public Service Commission in approving the price of electricity marketed as green power.
Who sponsors SB0749?
SB0749 is sponsored by Senator Dawn Gile (Democrat), Senator Pamela Beidle (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), and Senator Ron Watson (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB0749?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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