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MD-SB 853 — Economic Development Activity - Nondisclosure Agreements

Prohibiting certain individuals from entering into a nondisclosure agreement with a person involved in an economic development activity, including establishing or operating a data center; including public service companies as an instrumentality of the State for the purpose of the Public Information Act; etc.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionMarylandState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-05In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Disclosure & reporting · Moratorium

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private. Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers.

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Formal policy pathway

Sydnor

sponsored: Sydnor

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MD-SB 853 evidence graph

Economic Development Activity - Nondisclosure Agreements

10 nodes · 9 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordMD-SB 853Economic Development Activi…MD-SB 853: Economic Development Activity - Nondisclosure AgreementsPolicy themeJob CreationAI-assisted policy themeJob Creation: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismMoratoriumText-derived policy signalMoratorium: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionMarylandState policy jurisdictionMaryland: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorSydnorpersonSydnor: personPolicy familyEconomic Development A…MDEconomic Development Activity - Nondisclosure Agreements: MD

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