SB 649 — Electric Vehicle Fuel Sold at Retail - Equipment Requirements, Units of Measure, and Fees
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Requiring the owner or possessor of a weight and measure used for the retail sale of electricity as a vehicle fuel to display certain information in a conspicuous manner; requiring all electricity possessed, offered, or exposed for sale and sold at retail as a vehicle fuel to be measured and sold in units of kilowatt-hours; authorizing the owner or possessor of a weight and measure used for the retail sale of electricity as a vehicle fuel to charge a certain fee which is required to be itemized on the customer's receipt; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 280
Sponsors (1)
- Shelly Hettleman (D, MD-11) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (9)
- · 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)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
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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 | Shelly Hettleman (D, state_upper MD-11) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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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
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg