---
type: "Bill"
title: "Solar Electric Generating Facility – Notice of Sale or Transfer"
description: "Solar Electric Generating Facility – Notice of Sale or Transfer"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1573"
citation: "Maryland HB 1573 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utility Regulation", "Alternative Energy Sources", "Identification", "Notices", "Time", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arentz"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-09"
last_action: "2018-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c73b0bfa-390f-4036-b2af-b37307ae7f49"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=HB1573&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
source_hash: "b22ca5f78cc78ffbc8cf152b3cfab984cfe44bbe201e2100954d11ec0fe01c87"
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 HB 1573 (2018) — Solar Electric Generating Facility – Notice of Sale or Transfer

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb1573f.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **137–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arentz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-09** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-12** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-13** Favorable with Amendments {993794/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-03-14** Third Reading Passed (137-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-15** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-29** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** Favorable with Amendments {337173/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-03-30** Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-07** House Concur - Senate Amendments
- **2018-04-07** Third Reading Passed (138-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2018-04-24** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 245 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c73b0bfa-390f-4036-b2af-b37307ae7f49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).