Maryland House and Senate keep diverging on energy bill

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 1,288

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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It seemed like the General Assembly’s major energy bill would have a fairly smooth road to passage. When the bill was unveiled in mid-March, the House speaker and the Senate president stood on either side of Gov. Wes Moore (D), proclaiming their mutual support for the bill.

But the Senate, which gave initial approval to the Utility RELIEF Act on Thursday, has added a number of substantive amendments — including three from the Republican minority.

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