SB 12

Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Housing and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 664 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 11Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cantu, Hugolobbyist	Apartments and Office Building Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Office of County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Benson, Emily	Mayor and Council of Rockville	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoang, Tim	Montgomery County Renters Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Othman, Ronza	National Federation of the Blind	Written (PDF)
FAV	West, Christopher	Senator Chris West	Written (PDF)
FAV	West, Christopher	Senator Chris West	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneider, Glennlobbyist	The Horizon Foundation	Position only
FAV	Rondeau, Jonathon	fello	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator West, Senator Westlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator West, Senator Westlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator West, Senator Westlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Shah, Zafar	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Shah, Zafar	Maryland Legal Aid	Written (PDF)
FWA	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FWA	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FWA	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hill, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hill, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Cantu, Hugolobbyist	Apartments and Office Building Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Apartments and Office Building AssociationFAV 1INFO 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFWA 1

Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1FWA 1

felloFAV 1

Howard County Office of County ExecutiveFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFWA 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssociationINFO 2

Mayor and Council of RockvilleFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFWA 2

Montgomery CountyFWA 1

Montgomery County Renters AllianceFAV 1

National Federation of the BlindFAV 1

Senator Chris WestFAV 2

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCantu, HugoApartments and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: Apartment & Office Building Association

FAVGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

FAVSchneider, GlennThe Horizon FoundationRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The

FWAKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

INFOCantu, HugoApartments and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: Apartment & Office Building Association

INFOPipkin, MatthewMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association