HB 1494 — Maryland
Electricity and Retail Gas Supply - Customer Choice, Consumer Protection, and Green Power (Retail Energy Modernization and Consumer Choice Act)
Authorizing the offer and use of certain time-of-use rates and products relating to residential electricity supply and residential retail gas supply, including offering the rates for a term greater than a certain number of months; authorizing the sale and purchase of accounts receivable for certain products; authorizing certain energy resource aggregators to act without the direction of an electric company; etc.
Latest action: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. · Feb 18, 2026
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Committees: Environment and Transportation (House of Delegates)
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Environment and Transportation
Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Feb 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 17, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Feb 18, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 18, 2026 · House of Delegates
Sponsored by Jeff Long
No recorded floor votes yet.
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