Electric Vehicle Fuel Sold at Retail - Equipment Requirements, Units of Measure, and Fees, the official text

WES MOORE, Governor                              Ch. 281

Chapter 281

                   (House Bill 969)

AN ACT concerning

Electric Vehicle Fuel Sold at Retail – Equipment Requirements, Units of
                                Measure, Sales Price, and Fees

FOR the purpose of requiring the owner or possessor of a weight and measure used for the
         retail sale of electricity as a vehicle fuel to display certain information in a certain
         manner; requiring all electricity possessed, offered, or exposed for sale and sold at
         retail as a vehicle fuel to be measured and sold in a certain manner; requiring the
         Comptroller to determine the minimum price for the retail sale of electricity as a
         vehicle fuel; authorizing the owner or possessor of a weight and measure used for the
         retail sale of electricity as a vehicle fuel to charge certain fees for certain services;
         and generally relating to the sale of electricity sold at retail as a vehicle fuel.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
         Article – Agriculture
         Section 11–101(a) and (l)
         Annotated Code of Maryland
         (2016 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement)

BY adding to
         Article – Agriculture
         Section 11–316
         Annotated Code of Maryland
         (2016 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement)

         SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

                   Article – Agriculture

11–101.

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

         (l) “Weight and measure” means any instrument or device used for weighing or
measuring, and any appliance or accessory associated with any instrument or device used
for weighing or measuring.

11–316.

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Ch. 281             2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND

        (A) (1) THE OWNER OR POSSESSOR OF A WEIGHT AND MEASURE USED

FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF ELECTRICITY AS A VEHICLE FUEL SHALL CLEARLY AND

CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAY INFORMATION DETAILING THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND

PHONE NUMBER OF A LOCAL PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEIGHT AND

MEASURE.

                (2) THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE DISPLAYED UNDER THIS

SUBSECTION MAY BE DISPLAYED ON OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE WEIGHT

AND MEASURE.

        (B) (1) ALL ELECTRICITY POSSESSED, OFFERED, OR EXPOSED FOR SALE

AND SOLD AT RETAIL AS A VEHICLE FUEL SHALL BE MEASURED AND SOLD IN UNITS

OF KILOWATT–HOURS.

                (2) DURING A CHARGING SESSION, A CUSTOMER MAY BE CHARGED
ONLY FOR THE KILOWATT–HOURS OF ELECTRICITY DISPENSED DURING THE
CHARGING SESSION.

       (D) (C)  (1) IN ADDITION TO THE PRICE CHARGED FOR THE RETAIL

SALE OF ELECTRICITY AS A VEHICLE FUEL, THE OWNER OR POSSESSOR OF A WEIGHT

AND MEASURE USED FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF ELECTRICITY AS A VEHICLE FUEL

MAY CHARGE A FEE FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE RETAIL SALE OF ELECTRICITY

AS A VEHICLE FUEL.

         (2) THE FEE AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY:

                (I) MAY BE A FIXED FEE OR ASSESSED BASED ON LENGTH OF

TIME;

                         (II) MAY BE APPLIED ONLY AT THE CONCLUSION OF A
CHARGING SESSION; AND

                (III) SHALL BE ITEMIZED ON THE CUSTOMER’S RECEIPT.

         SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
1, 2026.

Approved by the Governor, April 28, 2026.

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