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HB0405 • 2026

Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment

Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment

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Sponsor
Delegates Terrasa , Boyce , Feldmark , Kaufman , Korman , Lehman , Ruth , and Taveras
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 753
Effective date
2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment

Prohibiting provisions of the governing documents of a condominium or homeowners association from unreasonably restricting the governing body from installing or authorizing the installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing that the installation or authorization of electric vehicle recharging equipment by a governing body is subject to certain budget processes of the condominium or homeowners association for a common area renovation or alteration similar in cost or magnitude; applying the Act retroactively; etc.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibiting provisions of the governing documents of a condominium or homeowners association from unreasonably restricting the governing body from installing or authorizing the installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing that the installation or authorization of electric vehicle recharging equipment by a governing body is subject to certain budget processes of the condominium or homeowners association for a common area renovation or alteration similar in cost or magnitude; applying the Act retroactively; etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

663920/1

None

Favorable with Amendments { 663920/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 405 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.

  • AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 405 (First Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 On page 1, in line 9, strike “the ordinary” and substitute “certain”.
  • AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 On page 2, in lines 11 and 33, in each instance, strike “ ORDINARY”; in line 11, after “CONDOMINIUM” insert “FOR A COMMON AREA RENOVATION OR ALTERATION SIMILAR IN COST OR MAGNITUDE”; and in line 33, after “ASSOCIATION” insert “FOR A COMMON AREA RENOVA TION OR ALTERATION S IMILAR IN COST OR MAGNITUDE”.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 Post Passage

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 753

  2. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

  3. 2026-03-30 House

    Returned Passed

  4. 2026-03-25 Senate

    Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.

  5. 2026-03-25 Senate

    Third Reading Passed (32-11)

  6. 2026-03-21 Senate

    Favorable Adopted

  7. 2026-03-21 Senate

    Second Reading Passed

  8. 2026-03-20 House

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

  9. 2026-03-09 House

    Third Reading Passed (94-28)

  10. 2026-03-07 House

    Favorable with Amendments { 663920/1 Adopted

  11. 2026-03-07 House

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  12. 2026-03-07 Senate

    Referred Judicial Proceedings

  13. 2026-01-28 House

    Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

  14. 2026-01-22 House

    First Reading Economic Matters

  15. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment

  16. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters

  17. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - Third - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment

  18. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings

Official Summary Text

Prohibiting provisions of the governing documents of a condominium or homeowners association from unreasonably restricting the governing body from installing or authorizing the installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing that the installation or authorization of electric vehicle recharging equipment by a governing body is subject to certain budget processes of the condominium or homeowners association for a common area renovation or alteration similar in cost or magnitude; applying the Act retroactively; etc.

Current Bill Text

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*hb0405*

HOUSE BILL 405
N1 6lr2406
HB 673/25 – ENT
By: Delegates Terrasa, Boyce, Feldmark, Kaufman, Korman, Lehman, Ruth, and
Taveras
Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2026
Assigned to: Economic Matters
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 7, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Condominiums and Homeowners Associations – Governing Documents – 2
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment 3

FOR the purpose of prohibiting provisions of the governing documents of a condominium 4
or homeowners association from unreasonably restricting the governing body of the 5
condominium or homeowners association from in stalling or authorizing the 6
installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing that the 7
installation or authorization of installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment 8
by a governing body is subject to the ordinary certain budget pr ocesses of the 9
condominium or homeowners association and requiring the governing body to 10
consider the availability of sufficient parking to meet the needs of the community 11
before installation or authorization; applying this Act retroactively; authorizing t he 12
governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to grant a certain 13
license; and generally relating to electric vehicle recharging equipment in 14
condominiums and homeowners associations. 15

BY adding to 16
Article – Real Property 17
Section 11–111.6 and 11B–111.13 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 20

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22
2 HOUSE BILL 405

Article – Real Property 1

11–111.6. 2

(A) IN THIS SECTION, “ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGING EQUIPMENT” HAS 3
THE MEANING STATED IN § 11–111.4 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 4

(B) A RECORDED COVENANT OR RESTRICTION, A PROVISION IN A 5
DECLARATION, OR A PROVISION IN THE BYLAWS OR RULES OF A CONDOMINIUM MAY 6
NOT PROHIBIT OR UNRE ASONABLY R ESTRICT THE GOVERNIN G BODY FROM 7
INSTALLING OR AUTHOR IZING THE INSTALLATI ON OF ELECTRIC VEHIC LE 8
RECHARGING EQUIPMENT IN COMMON USE OR LIM ITED COMMON USE PARK ING 9
SPACES. 10

(C) THE INSTALLATION OR A UTHORIZATION OF INST ALLATION OF 11
ELECTRIC VEHICLE REC HARGING E QUIPMENT BY A GOVERN ING BODY SHALL BE 12
SUBJECT TO THE ORDINARY BUDGET PROCESS OF TH E CONDOMINIUM FOR A 13
COMMON AREA RENOVATION OR ALTERATION SIMILAR IN COST OR MAGNITUDE. 14

(D) A GOVERNING BODY SHALL CONSIDER THE AVAILAB ILITY OF 15
SUFFICIENT PARKING T O MEET TH E NEEDS OF THE COMMU NITY BEFORE 16
INSTALLING OR AUTHOR IZING THE INSTALLATI ON OF ELECTRIC VEHIC LE 17
RECHARGING EQUIPMENT IN COMMON USE OR LIM ITED COMMON USE PARK ING 18
SPACES. 19

(E) NOTWITHSTANDING THE P ROVISIONS OF § 11–125 OF THIS SUBTITLE , 20
THE GOVERNING BODY MAY GRANT A LICENSE FOR UP TO 3 YEARS, RENEWABLE AT 21
THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNING BODY, ON ANY COMMON ELEMENT NECESSARY 22
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT OR FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTR ICITY TO 23
ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGING EQUIPMENT. 24

11B–111.13. 25

(A) IN THIS SECTION, “ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGING EQUIPMENT” HAS 26
THE MEANING STATED IN § 11–111.4 OF THIS ARTICLE. 27

(B) A RECORDED COVENANT OR RESTRICTION, A PROVISION IN A 28
DECLARATION, OR A PROVISION IN TH E BYLAWS OR RULES OF A HOMEOWNERS 29
ASSOCIATION MAY NOT PROHIBIT OR UNREASONABL Y RESTRICT THE GOVER NING 30
BODY FROM INSTALLING OR AUTHORIZING THE I NSTALLATION OF ELECT RIC 31
VEHICLE RECHARGING E QUIPMENT IN COMMON U SE OR LIMITED COMMON USE 32
PARKING SPACES. 33

HOUSE BILL 405 3

(C) THE INSTALLATION OR A UTHORIZATION OF INST ALLATION OF 1
ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGIN G EQUIPMENT BY A GOV ERNING BODY SHALL BE 2
SUBJECT TO THE ORDINARY BUDGET PROCESS OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 3
FOR A COMMON AREA RE NOVATION OR ALTERATI ON SIMILAR IN COST O R 4
MAGNITUDE. 5

(D) A GOVERNING BODY SHALL CONSIDER THE AVAILABILITY OF 6
SUFFICIENT PARKING T O MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BEFORE 7
INSTALLING OR AUTHOR IZING THE INSTALLATI ON OF ELECTRIC VEHIC LE 8
RECHARGING EQUIPMENT IN COMMON USE OR LIM ITED COMMON USE PARK ING 9
SPACES. 10

(E) THE GOVERNING BODY MA Y GRANT A LICENS E FOR UP TO 3 YEARS, 11
RENEWABLE AT THE DIS CRETION OF THE GOVER NING BODY , ON ANY COMMON 12
ELEMENT NECESSARY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT OR FOR THE SUPPLY 13
OF ELECTRICITY TO ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGING EQUIPMENT. 14

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 15
apply retroactively and shall be applied to and interpreted to affect any covenant or 16
restriction, or provision in a declaration, bylaws, or rules, recorded or adopted before the 17
effective date of this Act. 18

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 19
October 1, 2026. 20

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.