Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB153: Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement
Status: Passed one chamber, April 13, 2026
Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to residential rental units in apartment buildings with four or more individual dwelling units in a certain manner beginning June 1, 2026, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2026, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement or substantial upgrade of electrical systems or heating systems; and applying the Act prospectively.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, April 13, 2026:
HB0153/293223/1 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT BILL NO.: HB 153 SPONSOR: Delegate Lehman SUBJECT: Residential Rental Apartments - AirConditioning Requirement THIRD READING CALENDAR HOUSE NO. 27 SENATE NO. 35 Hon. William C. Ferguson, IV, President of the Senate Hon. Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, Speaker of the House of Delegates Your Conference Committee on the Disagreeing votes of the two Houses has met and, after full and free conference, recommends: (1) That the Judicial Proceedings Committee Amendments (HB0153/543127/1) be rejected. (2) That the attached Conference Committee Amendments (HB0153/763823/1) be adopted. Senate Members: House Members: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Chair, William C. Smith, Jr. Chair, Marlon Amprey ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Jeff Waldstreicher Lorig Charkoudian ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Chris West William J. Wivell ____________________________________________________________________________ Read in the Senate: Read in the House of Delegates: ____________________________________________________________________________ Amendment Office Delivers Report to: (X) Chief Clerk ( ) Secretary, Senate
Sponsors
- Mary Lehman (D, HD-021) · primary sponsor
- Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D, 21)
- Sheila Ruth (D, 44B)
- Vaughn Stewart (D, 19)
- Jennifer Terrasa (D, 13)
Latest actions
- : Third Reading Passed (90-30)
- : Conference Committee Report {293223/1 Adopted
- : Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Waldstreicher and West)
- : Senate Refuses Recede
- : Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Smith, Waldstreicher and West)
- : Senate Refuses Recede
- : House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Amprey, Charkoudian and Wivell)
- : House Requests Senate Recede
- : House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
- : Third Reading Passed (30-11)
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (90-30) (April 13, 2026): 90 yea, 30 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (30-11) (April 9, 2026): 30 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (94-35) (March 5, 2026): 94 yea, 35 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB153?
- HB153 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement.
- What does HB153 do?
- Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to residential rental units in apartment buildings with four or more individual dwelling units in a certain manner beginning June 1, 2026, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2026, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement or substantial upgrade of electrical systems or heating systems; and applying the Act prospectively.
- What is the status of HB153?
- Passed one chamber as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Third Reading Passed (90-30) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB153?
- Mary Lehman (D, HD-021), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB153?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0153?ys=2026RS
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