HB 734 — Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-02
Altering the date from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2030, by which certain community solar energy generating systems must be approved by the Public Service Commission in order for land that is used by the community solar energy generating systems to qualify for the agricultural use assessment; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to issue a preconstruction determination under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to rescind a preconstruction determination under certain circumstances; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 45
Sponsors (1)
- Kent Roberson (D, MD-25) — sponsor · 2026-02-02
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Budget and Taxation
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House ways and means | — | 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 | Kent Roberson (D, state_lower MD-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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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 Senate budget and taxation · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House ways and means · md-leg