Consumer Goods - Restrictions Based on Energy Source - Prohibition (Energy Equality Act of 2026)
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Summary
The Energy Equality Act of 2026 bars any state or local agency in Maryland from limiting the sale, purchase, or use of a consumer good—such as a vehicle or appliance—solely because of the fuel or electricity that powers it. It also removes existing statutes that required the Department of the Environment to run a low‑emissions vehicle program and to set zero‑emission requirements for new medium‑ and heavy‑duty trucks. The law would apply retroactively to any prior restrictions and was not enacted.
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- Environment and Transportation — Bill HearingEnvironment and Transportation · Feb 18, 2026
History
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
Sponsors
- Arikan · sponsor
- Adams
- Alston
- Anderson
- Baker
- Beauchamp
- Chisholm
- Conaway
- Fisher
- Grammer
- Kipke
- M. Morgan
- Miller
- Nawrocki
- Reilly
- Sample-Hughes
- Szeliga
- Valentine
- Wivell
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