# Maryland HB 0212: Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use and Electric-Ready Standards

Maryland HB 0212, Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use and Electric-Ready Standards, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gabriel Acevero (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-03 (Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0212
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use and Electric-Ready Standards
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-09-17
- Last action: 2025-02-03, Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters)
- Sponsor: Gabriel Acevero (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Safety, Building Codes, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Cremation, Dry Cleaners and Laundries, Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; NuclearMatt; PwrPlnts; etc., Fire Protection, Food -see also- Meat, Poultry, & Seafood; Milk; etc., Fuel -see also- Coal, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals, Laboratories, Labor, Department of, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Pollution -see also- Air Pollution; Litter; Water Pollution, Reports, Restaurants, Rules and Regulations, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Waivers
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gabriel Acevero (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-03: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) (House)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) (House)
- 2025-01-08: Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters (House)
- 2024-09-17: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0212f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0212f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0212-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).