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IntroducedFeb 01, 2024
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Passed SenateApr 03, 2024
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2024
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Signed into LawMay 09, 2024
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)
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executive • May 09, 2024: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595
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Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 783
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Salling
- Augustine
- Elfreth
- Hester
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Bailey
- Ellis
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Beidle
- Feldman
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Benson
- Folden
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Gallion
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Carozza
- Gile
- Kelly
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Carter
- Guzzone
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- Klausmeier
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
NO: 1
ABSENT: 1
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Klausmeier
- Salling
- Augustine
- Elfreth
- Hester
- Kramer
- Simonaire
- Bailey
- Ellis
- Hettleman
- Lam
- Smith
- Beidle
- Feldman
- Jackson
- Lewis Young
- Sydnor
- Benson
- Folden
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Gallion
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Gile
- Kagan
- McKay
- Watson
- Carter
- Guzzone
- Kelly
- Muse
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Zucker
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 101
- Speaker
- Ebersole
- Jackson
- Patterson
- Stein
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Johnson, A.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stewart
- Addison
- Embry
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Allen
- Fair
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Toles
- Attar
- Foley
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Turner
- Atterbeary
- Forbes
- Korman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Grossman
- Lewis, J.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- Lewis, R.
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Harris
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Love
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Chang
- Healey
- Martinez
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Charkoudian
- Henson
- McCaskill
- Simmons
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Moon
- Smith
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Hornberger
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Young
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Davis
NO: 36
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- May 09, 2024 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595
- Apr 08, 2024 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 08, 2024 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments {233123/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Floor Amendment {323527/1 (Delegate Wilson) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (101-36)
- Apr 05, 2024 | House
- Rereferred to Economic Matters
- Apr 03, 2024 | House
- Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
- Apr 03, 2024 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-1)
- Apr 02, 2024 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {443427/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 06, 2024 | Senate
- Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Feb 01, 2024 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act)PDF
- Amendments {443427/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Certified SRECs and Compliance Fees, Labor Requirements, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act)PDF
- Amendments {233123/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {323527/1 (Delegate Wilson) Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)PDF
- Text - Chapter - Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Meredith, Leah (Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA))
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- O'Keeffe, Kevin (Law Office of Kevin O'Keeffe)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Held, Karl (Climate Coalition Montgomery County)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Harbeson, Kristen (Maryland League of Conservation Voters)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- McGilvray, Laurie (Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cohn, Debbie
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Fiore, Justin (Maryland Municipal League)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Watts, Cyndy (Caroline County Commissioners Office)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Weidemann, Carl (Revolution Solar, LLC)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- King, Kristin (TRADEPOINT ATLANTIC)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Niphakis, Ally (SRECTrade, Inc)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- McHale, Michael (IBEW Local 24)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Buchanan, Kelly (Lightstar Renewables)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Weintraub, Jason
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Gramp, Kathleen (Advocates for Herring Bay)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Hoover, Frederick (Maryland PublicService Commission)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Farrell, Chelsea
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Kinnally, Kevin (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Van Grack, Adam (City of Rockville)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Klase, Anne (Pepco/DPL)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Heller, Lynn (Climate Access Fund Corporation)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Dutta, Robin (Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kerr, Cait
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Elfreth, Sarah
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hance, Rosa
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Coggeshall, Charlie (Coalition for Community Solar Access)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ballentine, Tom (NAIOP Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Schwartz, Evie (Maryland Energy Administration)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Reed, Dytonia (BGE)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All