2026 Regular Session
SB344
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
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.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
32 yea–9 nay · 1 not voting · 5 absent
April 8, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
101 yea–32 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 21, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
January 23, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (101-32) View roll call
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House Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Stein) Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Ways and Means
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House Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Ways and Means
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Senate Third Reading Passed (32-9) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {373228/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
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Senate Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Budget and Taxation