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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)"
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description: "Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 783"
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citation: "Maryland SB 783 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Augustine", "Beidle", "Brooks", "Elfreth", "Feldman", "Guzzone", "Hester", "Hettleman", "Kagan"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-02-01"
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last_action: "2024-05-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2051975-5dbe-4b0f-816f-decd748bb81b"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0783?ys=2024RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "31a47ec45bfe010fb5f4a3889beabc3036d0ad18ba0092330ad7776ee3e03d9a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland SB 783 (2024) — Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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## Votes
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- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading — **45–1** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading (Amend) — **101–36** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Augustine — primary (person)
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- Beidle — primary (person)
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- Brooks — primary (person)
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- Elfreth — primary (person)
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- Feldman — primary (person)
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- Guzzone — primary (person)
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- Hester — primary (person)
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- Hettleman — primary (person)
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- Kagan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-01** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-06** Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
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- **2024-04-02** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-02** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-02** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2024-04-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2024-04-03** Referred Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-05** Rereferred to Economic Matters
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- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2024-04-08** Floor Amendment {
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- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed with Amendments `passage`
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- **2024-04-08** Senate Concurs House Amendments
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- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2024-04-08** Passed Enrolled
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- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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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).
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