2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB931: Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act)

Legislative Summary

Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; 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 Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; 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 {113024/1
Senate
3/31/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Feldman) Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments {113024/1 Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Floor Amendment {743821/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected (11-25)
Senate
4/1/2025
Floor Amendment {963629/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (12-27)
Senate
4/1/2025
Floor Amendment {663325/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/1/2025
Third Reading Passed (35-11)
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 {163720/1 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
Third Reading Passed (97-39)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (33-10)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
Senate
5/20/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 623
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 163720/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 163720/1 Adopted

4/3/2025Adopted

Floor Amendment 743821/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected (12-24)

Floor Amendment 743821/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected (12-24)

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 963629/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (12-27)

Floor Amendment 963629/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (12-27)

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 663325/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted

Floor Amendment 663325/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted

4/1/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 113024/1

Favorable with Amendments 113024/1

3/31/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
33
Yea
10
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/5/2025
97
Yea
39
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 743821/1 (Senator Mautz) Rejected
4/1/2025
11
Yea
25
Nay
10
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 963629/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected
4/1/2025
12
Yea
27
Nay
7
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
4/1/2025
35
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/20/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Brian Feldman
Brian Feldman
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/2025614.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/1/2025433.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/2025227.9 KB
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