---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)"
description: "Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 783"
citation: "Maryland SB 783 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Augustine", "Beidle", "Brooks", "Elfreth", "Feldman", "Guzzone", "Hester", "Hettleman", "Kagan"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2051975-5dbe-4b0f-816f-decd748bb81b"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0783?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "31a47ec45bfe010fb5f4a3889beabc3036d0ad18ba0092330ad7776ee3e03d9a"
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 783 (2024) — Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_595_sb0783e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0783e.pdf)
3. **First - Renewable Energy – Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0783f.pdf)
4. **Third - Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Certified SRECs and Compliance Fees, Labor Requirements, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0783t.pdf)

## Votes

- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **101–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Augustine — primary (person)
- Beidle — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Elfreth — primary (person)
- Feldman — primary (person)
- Guzzone — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)
- Hettleman — primary (person)
- Kagan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- **2024-04-02** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Referred Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-05** Rereferred to Economic Matters
- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Floor Amendment {
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed with Amendments `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2051975-5dbe-4b0f-816f-decd748bb81b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).