HB 974 — Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply (Freedom From Monopolies Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Repealing the authorization of the Public Service Commission to license certain energy salespersons; altering the amount of a certain assessment charged to a certain public service company; changing the name of the Education and Protection Fund to the Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund; modifying the purpose and uses of the Fund; altering the scope of a certain training and educational program developed by the Commission; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:30 p.m.
Sponsors (24)
- Brian Chisholm (R, MD-31) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Christopher T. Adams (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Steven J. Arentz (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Lauren Arikan (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Barry Beauchamp (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Mark N. Fisher (R, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Robin L. Grammer (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Wayne A. Hartman (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Nino Mangione (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Susan K. McComas (R, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Ric Metzgar (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Ryan Nawrocki (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- April Rose (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kathy Szeliga (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Chris Tomlinson (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- William Valentine (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
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1 typed relationship in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Chisholm (R, state_lower MD-31) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | April Rose (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Barry Beauchamp (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Chris Tomlinson (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Christopher T. Adams (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kathy Szeliga (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | LaToya Nkongolo (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Lauren Arikan (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Mark N. Fisher (R, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Nino Mangione (R, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Ric Metzgar (R, state_lower MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Robin L. Grammer (R, state_lower MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Ryan Nawrocki (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Steven J. Arentz (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Susan K. McComas (R, state_lower MD-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Wayne A. Hartman (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | William Valentine (R, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House environment and transportation · md-leg