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2026 Regular Session

HB460

Solar Energy - Construction of Generating Stations in Priority Preservation Areas and Study

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.

Current disposition
Pending: House Environment and Transportation
Last status date
January 28, 2026
Last status update
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending committee
Environment and Transportation
Author
Barry Beauchamp
Co-sponsors
Christopher AdamsKevin AndersonSteven ArentzTerry BakerChristopher BouchatJason BuckelBarrie CilibertiJeff GhristMichael GriffithWayne HartmanJim HinebaughKevin HornbergerSeth HowardTom HutchinsonJay JacobsNicholaus KipkeBob LongNino MangioneSusan McComasApril Fleming MillerTodd MorganLaToya NkongoloJesse PippyTeresa ReillyApril RoseStuart SchmidtChris TomlinsonWilliam ValentineWilliam Wivell

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House January 23, 2026
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Instrument history

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  1. House Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. House First Reading Environment and Transportation
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2090858
LegiScan session ID
2240
Source file
var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HB460.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00