MD-SB 1000 · 2026 session · Legislation
Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Construction of Data Centers
- Jurisdiction
- Maryland
- Current status
- Introduced
- Sponsor
- Senator Ferguson
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Floor
- Enacted
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Latest action
In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Feb 23, 2026
Subject areas
Policy mechanisms
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Quick summary
Expanding the application of certain requirements for the construction of certain overhead transmission lines to include certain other transmission lines; requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations to establish specific criteria for making the determination to waive, for good cause, the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity in certain circumstances; prohibiting the construction of a data center in certain development districts in Baltimore City; etc.
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