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Panel narrows HB 153; removes HABC carve-out and advances air-conditioning requirement for renovated rental units

Housing and Real Property Subcommittee, Economic Matters Committee · February 25, 2026

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Summary

After debate over costs for legacy public-housing electrical systems, the subcommittee adopted amendments clarifying air-conditioning requirements apply on new construction and to rental units undergoing substantial electrical or heating upgrades; the special exemption for certain Baltimore Housing Authority stock was removed and the bill advanced as amended.

House Bill 153 — which would require air-conditioning in newly constructed rental units and in rental units undergoing substantial electrical or heating upgrades — advanced out of the subcommittee after members debated and amended an exemption for certain Baltimore Housing Authority (HABC) properties.

HABC counsel Monica Watkins explained the authority’s…

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