# Maryland HB 1111: Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems - Systems Located on or Over Water Retention Ponds, Quarries, or Brownfields Maryland HB 1111, Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems - Systems Located on or Over Water Retention Ponds, Quarries, or Brownfields, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Fraser-Hidalgo (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 458) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1111-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1111 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems - Systems Located on or Over Water Retention Ponds, Quarries, or Brownfields - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 458 - Sponsor: David Fraser-Hidalgo (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Utility Regulation, Energy and Climate, Taxes - Property, Baltimore City, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; NuclearMatt; PwrPlnts; etc., Environmental Incentives, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Industry and Technology, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Power Plants, Property Tax, Solar Energy, Tax Credits, Utilities -see also- Recycl; Refuse; Sewage; Teleph; Water, Water -see also- Coastal Bays; Riv,Str,Lks; Wastewater; etc. - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (182 yes, 137 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More solar owners qualify for energy credits: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland expands access to certified solar renewable energy credits for systems on or over brownfields. The expansion also covers water retention ponds or quarries currently or previously designated for industrial use. These systems must have 20 kilowatts to 5 megawatts of c… - Local tax breaks for nonresidential solar owners: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland local governments can create property-tax credits for qualifying nonresidential solar systems. Eligible sites include brownfields and water retention ponds or quarries currently or previously designated for industrial use. Baltimore City, counties, and towns must en… - Some nonresidential solar owners lose tax exemption: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law removes a property-tax exemption for specified nonresidential solar systems. It covered systems approved by Maryland’s Public Service Commission on or after July 1, 2024. Covered locations included building rooftops, parking canopies, and brownfields, along with floa… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Fraser-Hidalgo (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 4 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 101 | 37 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Floor Amendment {153322/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected | fail | 38 | 96 | 4 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 458 - 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (43-4) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (101-37) (House) - 2025-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-17: Floor Amendment {153322/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (38-96) (House) - 2025-03-15: Motion Special Order until 03/17 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted (House) - 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {883922/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters (House) - 2025-02-07: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-05: First Reading Economic Matters (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_458_hb1111t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1111t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1111f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_458_hb1111t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1111t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1111f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1111-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).