Maryland Senate Bill 592 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-05 - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the State, for certain construction projects and major renovation projects proposed after December 31, 2020, to require that the project be designed, engineered, and constructed in a manner that allows the roof to withstand the weight of solar panels; requiring certain construction projects and major renovation projects to include the placement of the maximum number of solar panels for which the project was designed; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to provide certain recommendations; etc.

State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement

Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Katie Hester [D]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]
Sen. Obie Patterson [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-05	Senate	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-31	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

SB592 (Carry Over) 2020-02-05 - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
HB1370 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-10 - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Finance and Procurement	3	602.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	4	809	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0592?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0592f.pdf