S.B. 116: Data Center Impact Analysis and Report
Maryland, 2025 Regular Session. Vetoed, May 16, 2025.
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S.B. 116 at a glance
Status Vetoed Vetoed, .
No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.
Requiring the Department of the Environment, the Maryland Energy Administration, and the University of Maryland School of Business, in coordination with the Department of Legislative Services, to conduct an analysis of the likely environmental, energy, and economic impacts of data center development in the State; and requiring the Department of Legislative Services to coordinate preparation of the final report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1, 2026.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Karen Lewis Young (D); Justin Ready (R)
Subjects Energy and Climate, Environment, Economic Development, Coastal Bays, Commerce and Business, Construction, Energy Administration, Energy Matters, Environment, Department of the, Environmental Matters, Industry and Technology, Legislative Services, Department of, Natural Resources, Prices, Renewable Energy Sources, Reports, Revenue and Taxes, State Universities and Colleges, studies, Sunset, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Water Pollution, Work, Labor, and Employment, Air Pollution, Data The legislature's own list.
Official page mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0116?ys=2025RS. Found through LegiScan (bill 1899394), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- May 16, 2025 Vetoed
S.B. 116 was vetoed. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy).
- April 7, 2025 Passed second chamber
S.B. 116 passed the Senate. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Passed Enrolled.
- April 4, 2025 In committee
S.B. 116 went to committee in the House of Delegates. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters.
- March 15, 2025 In committee
S.B. 116 went to committee in the House of Delegates. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Referred Economic Matters.
- March 14, 2025 Passed first chamber
S.B. 116 passed the Senate. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Third Reading Passed (46-0).
- March 13, 2025 In committee
S.B. 116 went to committee in the Senate. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment.
- January 8, 2025 In committee
S.B. 116 went to committee in the Senate. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment.
- January 8, 2025 Introduced
S.B. 116 was introduced in the Senate. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment.
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