SB 130

Environment - Water - Individual Submeters

Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (District 30)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 261 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the installation of individual water submeters, used to determine the actual use of water, for certain apartment houses and mobile home parks; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or a mobile home park, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; authorizing the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or a mobile home park to bill an occupant under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	City of Takoma Park Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lieberman, Jim	Leisure World	Position only
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Kate	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner, Albert	Renters United Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Henson, Senator Shaneka	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ketema, Fassil	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Henson, Senator Hensonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Henson, Senator Hensonlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Anleu, Brianlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

City of Takoma Park MarylandFAV 1

Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 2

Leisure WorldFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

NAIOP MarylandFWA 1

Renters United MarylandFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCiekot, AnnCity of Takoma Park MarylandRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

UNFCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…

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

FWAAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association