2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1036: 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

2/5/2025
First Reading Economic Matters
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Hearing 2/28 at 1:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments {403123/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Motion Special Order until 04/04 (Delegate Crosby) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment {113822/1 (Delegate Ghrist)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (38-98)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment {693126/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (38-97)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment {823823/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (39-95)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment {213622/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (39-98)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment {983526/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (40-95)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Third Reading Passed (97-40)
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Referred Rules
Senate
4/5/2025
Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (35-11)
Senate
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Floor Amendment 113822/1 (Delegate Ghrist)

Floor Amendment 113822/1 (Delegate Ghrist)

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 693126/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (38-97)

Floor Amendment 693126/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (38-97)

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 823823/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (39-95)

Floor Amendment 823823/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (39-95)

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 213622/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (39-98)

Floor Amendment 213622/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected (39-98)

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 983526/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (40-95)

Floor Amendment 983526/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (40-95)

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 403123/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 403123/1 Adopted

4/3/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/5/2025
97
Yea
40
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected
4/4/2025
38
Yea
98
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 693126/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected
4/4/2025
38
Yea
97
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 823823/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected
4/4/2025
39
Yea
95
Nay
4
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 213622/1 (Delegate Ghrist) Rejected
4/4/2025
39
Yea
98
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 983526/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected
4/4/2025
40
Yea
95
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

C.T. Wilson
C.T. Wilson
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/4/2025542.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/2025226.3 KB
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