Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB673 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0673
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 673
8	8	N1 5lr2469
9	9	HB 1010/24 – ENT
10	10	By: Delegates Terrasa, Ebersole, Lehman, Palakovich Carr, Ruth, Taveras, and
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12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Condominiums and Homeowners Associations – Governing Documents – 2
20	20	Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of prohibiting provisions of the governing documents of a condominium 4
23	23	or homeowners association from unreasonably restricting the governing body of the 5
24	24	condominium or homeowners association from installing or authorizing the 6
25	25	installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing that the 7
26	26	installation or authorization of installation of electric vehicle charging equipment by 8
27	27	a governing body is subject to the ordinary budget processes of the condominium or 9
28	28	homeowners association and requiring the governing bo dy to consider the 10
29	29	availability of sufficient parking to meet the needs of the community before 11
30	30	installation or authorization; applying this Act retroactively; authorizing the 12
31	31	governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to grant a certain 13
32	32	license; and generally relating to electric vehicle recharging equipment in 14
33	33	condominiums and homeowners associations. 15
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35	35	BY adding to 16
36	36	Article – Real Property 17
37	37	Section 11–111.6 and 11B–111.11 18
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
39	39	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
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41	41	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
42	42	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22
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44	44	Article – Real Property 23
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46	46	11–111.6. 24
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 673
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50	50	(A) IN THIS SECTION, “ELECTRIC VEHICLE REC HARGING EQUIPMENT ” HAS 1
51	51	THE MEANING STATED I N § 11–111.4 OF THIS TITLE. 2
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53	53	(B) A RECORDED COVENANT OR RESTRICTION, A PROVISION IN A 3
54	54	DECLARATION , OR A PROVISION IN TH E BYLAWS OR RULES OF A CONDOMINIUM MAY 4
55	55	NOT PROHIBIT OR UNRE ASONABLY RESTRICT THE GOVERNING BODY F ROM 5
56	56	INSTALLING OR AUTHOR IZING THE INSTALLAT ION OF ELECTRIC VEHI CLE 6
57	57	RECHARGING EQUIPMENT IN COMMON USE OR LIM ITED COMMON USE PARK ING 7
58	58	SPACES. 8
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60	60	(C) THE INSTALLATION OR A UTHORIZATION OF INST ALLATION OF 9
61	61	ELECTRIC VEHICLE REC HARGING EQUIPMENT BY A GOVERNING BODY SHA LL BE 10
62	62	SUBJECT TO THE ORDIN ARY BUDGET PR OCESS OF THE CONDOMI NIUM. 11
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64	64	(D) A GOVERNING BODY SHALL CONSIDER THE AVAILAB ILITY OF 12
65	65	SUFFICIENT PARKING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TH E COMMUNITY BEFORE 13
66	66	INSTALLING OR AUTHOR IZING THE INSTALLATI ON OF ELECTRIC VEHIC LE 14
67	67	RECHARGING EQUIPMENT IN COMMON USE OR LIM ITED COMMON USE PARK ING 15
68	68	SPACES. 16
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70	70	(E) NOTWITHSTANDING THE P ROVISIONS OF § 11–125 OF THIS TITLE, THE 17
71	71	GOVERNING BODY MAY G RANT A LICENSE FOR U P TO 3 YEARS, RENEWABLE AT THE 18
72	72	DISCRETION OF THE GO VERNING BODY , ON ANY COMMON ELEMEN T NECESSARY FOR 19
73	73	THE INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT OR FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICIT Y TO ANY 20
74	74	ELECTRIC VEHICLE REC HARGING EQUIPMENT . 21
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76	76	11B–111.11. 22
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78	78	(A) IN THIS SECTION, “ELECTRIC VEHI CLE RECHARGING EQUIP MENT” HAS 23
79	79	THE MEANING STATED I N § 11–111.4 OF THIS ARTICLE. 24
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81	81	(B) A RECORDED COVENANT OR RESTRICTION, A PROVISION IN A 25
82	82	DECLARATION , OR A PROVISION IN TH E BYLAWS OR RULES OF A HOMEOWNERS 26
83	83	ASSOCIATION MAY NOT PROHIBIT OR UNREASONABLY RESTRICT THE GOVERNI NG 27
84	84	BODY FROM INSTALLING OR AUTHORIZING THE I NSTALLATION OF ELECT RIC 28
85	85	VEHICLE RECHARGING E QUIPMENT IN COMMON U SE OR LIMITED COMMON USE 29
86	86	PARKING SPACES . 30
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88	88	(C) THE INSTALLATION OR A UTHORIZATION OF INST ALLATION OF 31
89	89	ELECTRIC VEHICLE REC HARGING EQUIPMENT BY A GOVER NING BODY SHALL BE 32
90	90	SUBJECT TO THE ORDIN ARY BUDGET PROCESS O F THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATI ON. 33
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92	92	(D) A GOVERNING BODY SHALL CONSIDER THE AVAILAB ILITY OF 34 HOUSE BILL 673 3
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95	95	SUFFICIENT PARKING T O MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BEFORE 1
96	96	INSTALLING OR AUTHOR IZING THE INSTALLATION OF EL ECTRIC VEHICLE 2
97	97	RECHARGING EQUIPMENT IN COMMON USE OR LIM ITED COMMON USE PARK ING 3
98	98	SPACES. 4
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100	100	(E) THE GOVERNING BODY MA Y GRANT A LICENSE FO R UP TO 3 YEARS, 5
101	101	RENEWABLE AT THE DIS CRETION OF THE GOVER NING BODY, ON ANY COMMON 6
102	102	ELEMENT NECESSARY F OR THE INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT OR FOR THE SUPPLY 7
103	103	OF ELECTRICITY TO AN Y ELECTRIC VEHICLE R ECHARGING EQUIPMENT . 8
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105	105	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 9
106	106	apply retroactively and shall be applied to and interpreted to affect any covenant or 10
107	107	restriction, or provision in a declaration, bylaws, or rules, recorded or adopted before the 11
108	108	effective date of this Act. 12
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110	110	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
111	111	October 1, 2025. 14
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