SB 841 — Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Transferring the electric universal service program to the Office of Home Energy Programs and requiring the Office to authorize benefits under the program for certain electric customers; establishing he Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits Loan Program in the Maryland Clean Energy Center; reducing a certain alternative compliance payment rate applicable to certain covered buildings; altering certain procedures related to the permitting, inspection, and interconnection of certain residential solar energy systems; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
Sponsors (9)
- Brian J. Feldman (D, MD-15) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Bill Ferguson (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Dawn Gile (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kevin M. Harris (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Cheryl C. Kagan (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Bryan W. Simonaire (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Ron Watson (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (7)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | 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 J. Feldman (D, state_upper MD-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bill Ferguson (D, state_upper MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Bryan W. Simonaire (R, state_upper MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Cheryl C. Kagan (D, state_upper MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Dawn Gile (D, state_upper MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Kevin M. Harris (D, state_upper MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Ron Watson (D, state_upper MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg