SB 344 — Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-23
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 certain preconstruction determination under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to rescind a preconstruction determination; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46
Sponsors (2)
- Nancy J. King (D, MD-39) — sponsor · 2026-01-23
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Budget and Taxation
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
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referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | 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 | Nancy J. King (D, state_upper MD-39) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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 House ways and means · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate budget and taxation · md-leg