Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 20 D cosponsors

HB0345 — Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act)

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 19, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain escrow account rather than into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to require electric companies to procure a certain number of SRECs and SREC-IIs; requiring the Commission to issue certain solicitations; etc.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 166 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (166)

166 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0345 do?
Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain escrow account rather than into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to require electric companies to procure a certain number of SRECs and SREC-IIs; requiring the Commission to issue certain solicitations; etc.
Who sponsors HB0345?
HB0345 is sponsored by Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Marlon Amprey (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Elizabeth Embry (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Johnson, A., Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Long, J., Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Mike Rogers (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Veronica Turner (Democrat), and Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB0345?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 19, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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