SB1000Introduced in the Senate
Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Construction of Data Centers
Introduced by William Ferguson, District 46
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
First Reading Senate Rules
February 23, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
Bill history
First Reading Senate Rules
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