---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Service Commission – Repeal of Master Metering Authorization and Study on Energy Allocation Systems and Submetering"
description: "Public Service Commission – Repeal of Master Metering Authorization and Study on Energy Allocation Systems and Submetering"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1491"
citation: "Maryland HB 1491 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utility Regulation", "Apartments", "Condominiums", "Cooperative Associations", "Energy Matters", "Housing", "Public Service Commission", "Reports", "Sunset", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Washington"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-09"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/725e0ee0-a1c0-4535-96e4-17409720b7eb"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=HB1491&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
source_hash: "3f5faf9fb07663d014b8ae04b2a2c5f969dc3b215cf2ec078b09d099afc0d304"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 1491 (2018) — Public Service Commission – Repeal of Master Metering Authorization and Study on Energy Allocation Systems and Submetering

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb1491f.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **137–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- A. Washington — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-09** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Favorable with Amendments {903499/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-03-14** Third Reading Passed (138-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-15** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-28** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Favorable with Amendments {827272/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-03-29** Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-03** House Concur - Senate Amendments
- **2018-04-03** Third Reading Passed (137-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Passed Enrolled
- **2018-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 532 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/725e0ee0-a1c0-4535-96e4-17409720b7eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).