HB 460 — Solar Energy - Construction of Generating Stations in Priority Preservation Areas and Study
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-23
Reducing from 5% to 2% the amount of priority preservation area acreage that may be used for the construction of certain solar energy generating stations; and requiring the Maryland Department of the Environment to study the environmental impact of the disposal of solar photovoltaic systems and report its findings to the General Assembly by September 30, 2027.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (28)
- Barry Beauchamp (R, MD-38) — sponsor · 2026-01-23
- Christopher T. Adams (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- H. Kevin Anderson (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Steven J. Arentz (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Terry L. Baker (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Mike Griffith (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Wayne A. Hartman (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jim Hinebaugh (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Seth A. Howard (R, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jay A. Jacobs (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Nino Mangione (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Susan K. McComas (R, MD-34) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jesse T. Pippy (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- April Rose (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Chris Tomlinson (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- William Valentine (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- William J. Wivell (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Beauchamp (R, state_lower MD-38) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | April Rose (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Tomlinson (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Christopher Eric Bouchat (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Christopher T. Adams (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | H. Kevin Anderson (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jay A. Jacobs (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jesse T. Pippy (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Jim Hinebaugh (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | LaToya Nkongolo (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Mike Griffith (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Nino Mangione (R, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Seth A. Howard (R, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Steven J. Arentz (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Stuart Michael Schmidt (R, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Susan K. McComas (R, state_lower MD-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Teresa E. Reilly (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Terry L. Baker (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House environment and transportation · md-leg