---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electricity - Net Energy Metering and Virtual Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act)"
description: "Electricity - Net Energy Metering and Virtual Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 143"
citation: "Maryland SB 143 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Feldman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-16"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78f7c245-ed5b-4e66-91a7-24f4c12a8a1d"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0143?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "081cf8830b9483a560a32cb4032dffef69bef3bab18a441958297e68e3d36fab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 143 (2023) — Electricity - Net Energy Metering and Virtual Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Electricity - Net Energy Metering and Virtual Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_458_sb0143e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Electricity - Net Energy Metering and Virtual Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0143e.pdf)
3. **First - Electricity – Net Energy Metering – Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0143f.pdf)
4. **Third - Electricity - Net Energy Metering and Virtual Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0143t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Feldman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-16** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** Hearing 1/31 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2023-01-25** Hearing canceled
- **2023-01-25** Hearing 1/31 at 3:30 p.m.
- **2023-01-25** Hearing canceled
- **2023-02-06** Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-01** Hearing 3/02 at 4:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-01** Hearing canceled
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Referred Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 458 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78f7c245-ed5b-4e66-91a7-24f4c12a8a1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).