SB 386 — Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-27
Requiring an electric company, located in the State, that owns or operates a transmission line that is designed to carry a voltage in excess of 69,000 volts to participate as a member in a regional transmission organization under certain circumstances; requiring a person applying for a certain certificate of public convenience and necessity to include certain information with the application; requiring certain transmission utilities to submit a certain advanced transmission technology implementation report; etc.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (11)
- Malcolm Augustine (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Pamela Beidle (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Nick Charles (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Kevin M. Harris (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Shelly Hettleman (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Nancy J. King (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Clarence K. Lam (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Karen Lewis Young (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Sara Love (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Craig J. Zucker (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
Action timeline (2)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | 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 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Clarence K. Lam (D, state_upper MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Craig J. Zucker (D, state_upper MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Karen Lewis Young (D, state_upper MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kevin M. Harris (D, state_upper MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Malcolm Augustine (D, state_upper MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Nancy J. King (D, state_upper MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Nick Charles (D, state_upper MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pamela Beidle (D, state_upper MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Sara Love (D, state_upper MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Shelly Hettleman (D, state_upper MD-11) | 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 Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg