---
type: "Bill"
title: "Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services"
description: "Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 139"
citation: "Maryland HB 139 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Charkoudian", "Foley", "Holmes", "J. Long", "Lehman", "Love", "Ruth", "Stewart", "Terrasa"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-10-03"
last_action: "2024-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d58fd807-f096-41ea-8147-66a2b028e220"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0139?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "dafdf988d57b7f2c77cd463cfe3204ea5f9b43bcc9fc2f6720c6d741c97fb90a"
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 139 (2024) — Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_225_hb0139e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0139e.pdf)
3. **First - Landlord and Tenant - Office of Home Energy Programs - Financial Assistance** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0139f.pdf)
4. **Third - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0139t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **101–34** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **101–37** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **44–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Charkoudian — primary (person)
- Foley — primary (person)
- Holmes — primary (person)
- J. Long — primary (person)
- Lehman — primary (person)
- Love — primary (person)
- Ruth — primary (person)
- Stewart — primary (person)
- Terrasa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-03** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-01-22** Hearing canceled
- **2024-01-22** Hearing 1/30 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-02-22** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-23** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-04-25** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 225 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d58fd807-f096-41ea-8147-66a2b028e220`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).