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MD HB 974

died on adjournment

Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply (Freedom From Monopolies Act)

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 974 pass?

No. MD HB 974 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-03): Hearing 3/06 at 1:30 p.m.

What is MD HB 974 about?

MD HB 974 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply (Freedom From Monopolies Act)”.

Who sponsors MD HB 974?

Valentine, Tomlinson, Szeliga and 23 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 974.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-03 — Hearing 3/06 at 1:30 p.m.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Valentineprimary
  • Tomlinsonprimary
  • Szeligaprimary
  • Schmidtprimary
  • Roseprimary
  • Nkongoloprimary
  • Nawrockiprimary
  • M. Morganprimary
  • Millerprimary
  • Metzgarprimary
  • McComasprimary
  • Mangioneprimary
  • R. Longprimary
  • Kipkeprimary
  • Hornbergerprimary
  • Hartmanprimary
  • Grammerprimary
  • Fisherprimary
  • Cilibertiprimary
  • Buckelprimary
  • Bouchatprimary
  • Beauchampprimary
  • Arikanprimary
  • Arentzprimary
  • Adamsprimary
  • Chisholmprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-03

    Hearing 3/06 at 1:30 p.m.

  2. 2026-03-03

    Hearing canceled

  3. 2026-02-16

    Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.

  4. 2026-02-16

    Hearing canceled

  5. 2026-02-10

    Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

  6. 2026-02-06

    First Reading Environment and Transportation

    referral-committee

Versions

  • First - Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply (Freedom From Monopolies Act)Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0974?ys=2026RS

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:23:32.621655Z

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