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HB597Introduced in the House of Delegates

Montgomery County - Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program - Alterations MC 17-26

Passed

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Altering the beginning and ending dates for the Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program, from beginning on April 1, 2024, to April 1, 2026, and from ending 7 years after the beginning date to 9 years after the beginning date; and altering the dates on which the Public Service Commission must submit certain pilot program reports to the Governor and the General Assembly, from the sixth year after the beginning of the pilot program to the seventh year after the beginning of the pilot program and from December 31, 2031, to December 31, 2035.

Where it stands

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347

April 28, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · April 9, 2026

25

Yes

8

No

14

Absent or Not Voting

47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. First Reading Environment and Transportation

  2. Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation

  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

  5. Third Reading Passed (131-0)

  6. Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

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

  8. Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

  9. Favorable Adopted

  10. Second Reading Passed

  11. Third Reading Passed (25-8)

  12. Returned Passed

  13. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347

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