2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB909: Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act

Legislative Summary

Establishing the Strategic Energy Planning Office; requiring the Office to develop a Comprehensive Wholesale Energy Markets and Bulk Power System Risk Report and examine certain scenarios to support the development of the Risk Report; requiring the Risk Report to assess wholesale energy market financial resource adequacy and reliability risks and to identify any necessary cost-effective solutions that ensure electric system reliability while meeting the State's energy policy goals; etc.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/10/2025
Hearing 2/28 at 1:30 p.m.
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable with Amendments {693120/1
Senate
3/31/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Hester) Adopted
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable with Amendments {693120/1 Adopted
Senate
3/31/2025
Floor Amendment {603225/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
Senate
3/31/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/1/2025
Third Reading Passed (43-3)
Senate
4/2/2025
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Rereferred to Economic Matters
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments {523624/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Motion Special Order until 04/04 (Delegate Crosby) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Floor Amendment {173628/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (39-97)
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Third Reading Passed (97-39)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (43-3)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 173628/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (39-97)

Floor Amendment 173628/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected (39-97)

4/5/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 523624/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 523624/1 Adopted

4/3/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 693120/1

Favorable with Amendments 693120/1

3/31/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 603225/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted

Floor Amendment 603225/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted

3/31/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Floor Amendment 173628/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Rejected
4/5/2025
39
Yea
97
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
4/5/2025
97
Yea
39
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Katie Hester
Katie Hester
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/2025403.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/1/2025359.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/4/2025131.3 KB
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