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HB0648 • 2026

Office of Home Energy Programs - Uniform Redetermination Process - Age

Office of Home Energy Programs - Uniform Redetermination Process - Age

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Sponsor
Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Services )
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 95
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Office of Home Energy Programs - Uniform Redetermination Process - Age

Reducing the age at which certain eligible energy customers qualify for a certain redetermination process for enrollment in energy assistance programs from 65 to 60.

What This Bill Does

  • Reducing the age at which certain eligible energy customers qualify for a certain redetermination process for enrollment in energy assistance programs from 65 to 60.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Post Passage

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 95

  2. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

  3. 2026-03-25 House

    Returned Passed

  4. 2026-03-22 Senate

    Third Reading Passed (33-0)

  5. 2026-03-20 Senate

    Favorable Adopted

  6. 2026-03-20 Senate

    Second Reading Passed

  7. 2026-03-16 Senate

    Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

  8. 2026-03-02 House

    Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation

  9. 2026-02-23 House

    Third Reading Passed (129-0)

  10. 2026-02-22 House

    Favorable Adopted

  11. 2026-02-22 House

    Second Reading Passed

  12. 2026-02-22 Senate

    Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

  13. 2026-02-02 House

    Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

  14. 2026-01-30 House

    First Reading Environment and Transportation

  15. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - Office of Home Energy Programs - Uniform Redetermination Process - Age

  16. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation

  17. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - Third - Office of Home Energy Programs - Uniform Redetermination Process - Age

  18. Maryland General Assembly

    Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment

  19. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - Chapter - Office of Home Energy Programs - Uniform Redetermination Process - Age

Official Summary Text

Reducing the age at which certain eligible energy customers qualify for a certain redetermination process for enrollment in energy assistance programs from 65 to 60.

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*hb0648*

HOUSE BILL 648
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By: Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee (By Request –
Departmental – Human Services)
Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2026
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: February 22, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Office of Home Energy Programs – Uniform Redetermination Process – Age 2

FOR the purpose of reducing the age at which certain eligible energy customers qualify for 3
a certain redetermination process for enrollment in energy assistance programs; and 4
generally relating to the Office of Home Energy Programs and ene rgy assistance 5
programs. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Human Services 8
Section 5–5A–09(a) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – Human Services 14

5–5A–09. 15

(a) (1) The Office shall develop a uniform redetermination process to assist 16
eligible energy customers who are at least [65] 60 years old in enrolling in energy 17
assistance programs. 18

2 HOUSE BILL 648

(2) The redetermination process developed under paragraph (1) of this 1
subsection shall be updated annually. 2

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 3
1, 2026. 4

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