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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became LawApr 14, 2026
Maryland Senate Bill
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 14, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 344
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 101
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Stewart
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Queen
- Taylor
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Toles
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Turner
- Behler
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Ross
- Vogel
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Watson
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wells
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woods
- Coley
- Holmes
- Odom
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Hornberger
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wu
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Cullison
NO: 32
NOT VOTING: 3
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Stein) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (101-32)
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Ways and Means
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Ways and Means
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (32-9)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Favorable with Amendments {373228/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Budget and Taxation
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating SystemsPDF
- Amendments {373228/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating SystemsPDF
- Text - Chapter - Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating SystemsPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Ways and MeansPDF
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Buchanan, Kelly (Lightstar Renewables)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Coggeshall, Charlie (Coalition for Community Solar Access)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Cohn, Debbie
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Snow, Ryan (R&R Solutions)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Verdi, Luke (Howard County Government)
- B&T Testimony, UNF -- Thompson, Kathleen
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- King, Senator Nancy
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Morash, Jennifer (University of Maryland - College Park)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Hough, Tyler (Maryland Farm Bureau)
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Murray, Rory
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- King, Senator Nancy
- W&M Testimony, FAV -- Outten, Megan


