Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB220: Environment - Water - Individual Submeters
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Authorizing the installation of individual water submeters, used to determine the actual use of water, for each residential unit in an apartment house and mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house, or mobile home park, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; authorizing the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or mobile home park to bill an occupant a certain amount under certain circumstances; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Environment - Water - Individual Unit Meters Submeters FOR the purpose of authorizing the installation of individual unit water meters submeters for certain apartment houses and dwelling units mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or a mobile home park, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; requiring each individual unit meter to include a leak detection monitor…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Environment - Water - Individual Unit Meters Submeters FOR the purpose of authorizing the installation of individual unit water meters submeters for certain apartment houses and dwelling units mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or a mobile home park, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; requiring each individual unit meter to include a leak detection monitor; authorizing the occupant of a dwelling unit to periodically inspect the leak detection monitor installed for their unit authorizing the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or a mobile home park to bill an occupant a certain amount under certain circumstances; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or a mobile home park from billing an occupant under certain circumstances; requiring the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or a mobile home park, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager to maintain certain records; prohibiting unpaid water bills from being treated as unpaid rent in an eviction process; establishing a certain complaint process; requiring certain landlords to use a certain written lease, provide a copy of a water or sewer bill to a tenant within a certain time frame, and notify prospective tenants …
Sponsors
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Michele Guyton (D, 42B)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262
- : Returned Passed
- : Third Reading Passed (31-11)
- : Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Adopted
- : Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- : Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- : Third Reading Passed (95-34)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Floor Amendment {573625/1 (Delegate Korman) Adopted
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (31-11) (April 9, 2026): 31 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (95-34) (February 20, 2026): 95 yea, 34 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB220?
- HB220 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Environment - Water - Individual Submeters.
- What does HB220 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Environment - Water - Individual Unit Meters Submeters FOR the purpose of authorizing the installation of individual unit water meters submeters for certain apartment houses and dwelling units mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or a mobile home park, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; requiring each individual unit meter to include a leak detection monitor…
- What is the status of HB220?
- Signed into law as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262 (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB220?
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, 20), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB220?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0220?ys=2026RS
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