MD HB827 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB1046
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-03 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm House Economic Matters Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-03 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Hearing: Mar 11 @ 1:00 pm House Economic Matters Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program, by July 1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Public Service Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; prohibiting a county from enacting certain zoning laws or adopting certain regulations regarding certain ground-mounted solar systems and facilities; etc.
Title
Solar Energy - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Ground-Mounted Solar, and Small Solar Siting Workgroup
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | House | Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-29 | House | First Reading Economic Matters |
Same As/Similar To
HB1046 (Carry Over) 2024-02-09 - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
SB983 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-05 - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
SB983 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-05 - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Agriculture
Baltimore City
Boundaries
Committees and Commissions
Construction
Counties
Electronic Government
Energy Administration
Energy and Climate
Energy Matters
Environmental Matters
Erosion
Fees
Flood Control
Forests and Parks
Forms
Hearings
Historical Matters
Licenses
meetings
Municipal Corporations
Notices
Open Government
permits
Power Plants
Public Service Commission
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Sediment Control
Soil Conservation
Solar Energy
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Sunset
Time
Utilities
Utility Regulation
Virtual Environments
Zoning and Planning
Baltimore City
Boundaries
Committees and Commissions
Construction
Counties
Electronic Government
Energy Administration
Energy and Climate
Energy Matters
Environmental Matters
Erosion
Fees
Flood Control
Forests and Parks
Forms
Hearings
Historical Matters
Licenses
meetings
Municipal Corporations
Notices
Open Government
permits
Power Plants
Public Service Commission
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Sediment Control
Soil Conservation
Solar Energy
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Sunset
Time
Utilities
Utility Regulation
Virtual Environments
Zoning and Planning
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources | 3 | 306 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Public Utilities | 7 | 207 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Public Utilities | 7 | 207.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Public Utilities | 7 | 207.4 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0827?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0827f.pdf |
