HB 345 — Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-19
Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain escrow account rather than into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to require electric companies to procure a certain number of SRECs and SREC-IIs; requiring the Commission to issue certain solicitations; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (20)
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, MD-20) — sponsor · 2026-01-19
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Marlon Amprey (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Adrian Boafo (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Elizabeth Embry (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Julian Ivey (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Aletheia McCaskill (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Mike Rogers (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Vaughn Stewart (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Joe Vogel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
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1 typed relationship in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
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 | Lorig Charkoudian (D, state_lower MD-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Adrian Boafo (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Aletheia McCaskill (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Embry (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Joe Vogel (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Julian Ivey (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Linda Foley (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Marlon Amprey (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Mike Rogers (D, state_lower MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Nick Allen (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Vaughn Stewart (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Veronica Turner (D, state_lower MD-26) | 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