# Maryland SB 0598: Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act)

Maryland SB 0598, Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act), is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Katie Fry Hester (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-23 (Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0598
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-02-23, Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Utility Regulation, Codes -see also- Annotated Code of Md; Building Codes, Energy Technology and Infrastructure, Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Plans and Proposals, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Public Service Commission, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Utilities -see also- Recycl; Refuse; Sewage; Teleph; Water
- 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: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-23: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0598f.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0598f.pdf)

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- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0598-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).