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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment"
description: "Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 553"
citation: "Maryland SB 553 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Augustine"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61043704-d730-4383-8d1f-7ee19801467a"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0553?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "1668aafb1dacf324ecf04a88ab336ce8f2684028e3214d821196e6170a6d1261"
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 SB 553 (2026) — Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_252_sb0553e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0553e.pdf)
3. **First - Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0553f.pdf)
4. **Third - Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0553t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **1331** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **450** (pass) · upper
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **410** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Augustine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-04** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61043704-d730-4383-8d1f-7ee19801467a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).