---
type: "Bill"
title: "Water Companies, Sewage Disposal Companies, and Water and Sewage Disposal Companies - Limited-Income Mechanisms"
description: "Water Companies, Sewage Disposal Companies, and Water and Sewage Disposal Companies - Limited-Income Mechanisms"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1164"
citation: "Maryland HB 1164 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Foley"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84405e83-b285-4dc3-b47c-63f39890dc45"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1164?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "05e4eb4f0da1e1b72e8b22bb73148a8ffdab3ed0a0cb82bfde80e9102ffcd0da"
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 1164 (2026) — Water Companies, Sewage Disposal Companies, and Water and Sewage Disposal Companies - Limited-Income Mechanisms

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Water Companies, Sewage Disposal Companies, and Water and Sewage Disposal Companies - Limited-Income Mechanisms** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_526_hb1164e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Water Companies, Sewage Disposal Companies, and Water and Sewage Disposal Companies - Limited-Income Mechanisms** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1164e.pdf)
3. **First - Water Companies, Sewage Disposal Companies, and Water and Sewage Disposal Companies – Rate Consolidation and Limited–Income Mechanisms** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1164f.pdf)
4. **Third - Water Companies, Sewage Disposal Companies, and Water and Sewage Disposal Companies - Limited-Income Mechanisms** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1164t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **126–5** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **127–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Foley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-11** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-21** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-21** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-23** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 526 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84405e83-b285-4dc3-b47c-63f39890dc45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).