HB0734 — Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Altering the date from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2030, by which certain community solar energy generating systems must be approved by the Public Service Commission in order for land that is used by the community solar energy generating systems to qualify for the agricultural use assessment; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to issue a preconstruction determination under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to rescind a preconstruction determination under certain circumstances; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0734 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 35 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 21% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 85 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 8 | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 101 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 19% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0734 do?
- Altering the date from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2030, by which certain community solar energy generating systems must be approved by the Public Service Commission in order for land that is used by the community solar energy generating systems to qualify for the agricultural use assessment; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to issue a preconstruction determination under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to rescind a preconstruction determination under certain circumstances; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0734?
- HB0734 is sponsored by Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0734?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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