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Yes: 156 • No: 8
MarylandHB 05972026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Montgomery County - Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program - Alterations MC 17-26
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
Utility RegulationLocal Government - GenerallyCommittees and CommissionsConsumer ProtectionEnergy Matters -see also- Fuel; NuclearMatt; PwrPlnts; etc.Montgomery CountyPilot ProgramsPublic Service CommissionReportsStandards and Best PracticesStudies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; ReportsUtilities -see also- Recycl; Refuse; Sewage; Teleph; Water
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Commission study and reports on power pilot
The Public Service Commission must report on the pilot’s status and results by April 1 of the seventh year after the pilot begins. At the end, it must study overall costs and benefits. It must also examine extra costs for standard offer service customers when people switch, and ways to keep those customers harmless. The Commission must get advice from the Community Choice Energy Workgroup. It must send final findings to the Governor and legislature by December 31, 2035.
Montgomery County community power pilot timeline
The law keeps the community power pilot for Montgomery County. The county may form a community buyer for electricity beginning December 31, 2023. The pilot begins on the earlier of the county’s notice to the Public Service Commission or April 1, 2026. It ends nine years after it begins, but not before April 1, 2031. This Act takes effect October 1, 2026.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/9/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 25 • No: 8 • Other: 14
House vote • 3/19/2026
Third Reading Passed
Yes: 131 • No: 0 • Other: 5
Actions Timeline
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347
4/28/2026Returned Passed
4/10/2026HouseThird Reading Passed (25-8)
4/9/2026SenateSecond Reading Passed
4/8/2026SenateFavorable Adopted
4/8/2026SenateFavorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
4/8/2026SenateHearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24/2026SenateReferred Education, Energy, and the Environment
3/20/2026SenateThird Reading Passed (131-0)
3/19/2026HouseFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
3/19/2026HouseFavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
3/19/2026HouseHearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2/5/2026HouseFirst Reading Environment and Transportation
1/28/2026House
Bill Text
Third Reading
3/19/2026
First Reading
1/28/2026
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