Maryland - Session 2026
Title: Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement
Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to residential rental units in apartment buildings with 10 or more individual dwelling units in a certain manner beginning June 1, 2026, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2026, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement or substantial upgrade of electrical systems or heating systems; and applying the Act prospectively.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | passed_upper |
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-04 | Latest Action | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1002 | Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer | passed_lower |
| HB 1017 | Correctional Services - Private Immigration Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | passed_lower |
| HB 1073 | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | introduced |
| HB 1132 | Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Resale Contracts - Notice Requirements (Keeping Affordable Housing Affordable Act) | passed_lower |
| HB 1137 | Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act) | passed_lower |
| HB 1154 | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | introduced |
| HB 1175 | Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) | introduced |
| HB 1193 | Department of Natural Resources - Savage Highlands State Park - Hotel Rental Surcharge | introduced |