SB0344 — 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 Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 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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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 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 certain preconstruction determination under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to rescind a preconstruction determination; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0344 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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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
- Senator Nancy J. King · Primary
- Senator Katie Fry Hester · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 39 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Nancy J. King Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 186 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 101 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 23% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 32 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 19% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (48)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0344 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 certain preconstruction determination under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to rescind a preconstruction determination; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0344?
- SB0344 is sponsored by Senator Nancy J. King (Democrat) and Senator Katie Fry Hester (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0344?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2026. Enacted.
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