---
type: "Bill"
title: "Maryland Energy Administration - Energy and Water Efficiency Standards - Alterations"
description: "Maryland Energy Administration - Energy and Water Efficiency Standards - Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 772"
citation: "Maryland HB 772 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ruth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-03"
last_action: "2022-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e64bc575-9830-4a12-a167-271ab01e1932"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0772?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "94851d4a284c084ca0cb795d5f2b292849e11ca77d74c3a19c6ce32731057c00"
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 772 (2022) — Maryland Energy Administration - Energy and Water Efficiency Standards - Alterations

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Maryland Energy Administration - Energy and Water Efficiency Standards - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_564_hb0772t.pdf)
2. **First - Maryland Energy Administration - Energy and Water Efficiency Standards - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0772f.pdf)
3. **Third - Maryland Energy Administration - Energy and Water Efficiency Standards - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0772t.pdf)

## Votes

- FLA Del. Adams /383423/1 — **42–93** (fail) · lower
- On Third Reading — **98–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ruth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-03** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04** Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-14** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** Motion Special Order until 3/16 (Delegate Adams) Adopted
- **2022-03-16** Floor Amendment {
- **2022-03-16** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-17** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2022-05-29** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 564 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e64bc575-9830-4a12-a167-271ab01e1932`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).