2023 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB793: Offshore Wind Energy – State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act)
Legislative Summary
Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; establishing that the State be exempted from the renewable energy portfolio standard requirements under certain circumstances; etc.
Bill History
2/8/2023
First Reading Economic Matters
House of Delegates
2/10/2023
Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/31/2023
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House of Delegates
3/31/2023
Favorable with Amendments {293722/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/31/2023
Motion Special Order until 4/3 (Delegate Hartman) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/3/2023
Floor Amendment {443922/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (36-98)
House of Delegates
4/3/2023
Floor Amendment {233121/1 (Delegate Arikan) Withdrawn
House of Delegates
4/3/2023
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/4/2023
Third Reading Passed (102-38)
House of Delegates
4/4/2023
Referred Rules
Senate
4/7/2023
Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/10/2023
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/10/2023
Favorable with Amendments {373727/1 Adopted
Senate
4/10/2023
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/10/2023
Third Reading Passed (36-10)
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 373727/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 373727/1 Adopted
4/10/2023Adopted
Floor Amendment 443922/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (36-98)
Floor Amendment 443922/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (36-98)
4/3/2023Not Adopted
Floor Amendment 233121/1 (Delegate Arikan) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment 233121/1 (Delegate Arikan) Withdrawn
4/3/2023Not Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 293722/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 293722/1 Adopted
3/31/2023Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/10/2023
36
Yea
10
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/4/2023
102
Yea
38
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 443922/1 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected
4/3/2023
36
Yea
98
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/4/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Primary Sponsor
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (22)
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Kumar Barve
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Democrat
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Diana Fennell
Democrat
David Fraser-hidalgo
Democrat
Carl Jackson
Democrat
Andre Johnson
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
David Moon
Democrat
Andrew Pruski
Democrat
Lily Qi
Democrat
Pamela Queen
Democrat
Kirill Reznik
Democrat
Mike Rogers
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat
Veronica Turner
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Jheanelle Wilkins
Democrat