H.B. 1411: Data Center Planning and Transparency Act
Maryland, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 13, 2026.
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H.B. 1411 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.
Requiring an owner or operator of a large scale data center to submit a disclosure report to certain State and local agencies and elected officials under certain circumstances; specifying the contents of the disclosure report; requiring the Department of the Environment to publish the disclosure report on its website within 30 days of receiving the report; requiring, by June 30, 2027, each local jurisdiction with a population of at least 10,000 residents to adopt by local law a large scale data center plan; etc.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Sheila Ruth (D)
Subjects Energy and Climate, Local Government - Generally, Taxes - Sales and Use, Environment, Agriculture, Appropriations, Child Care, Counties, Data Centers, Disclosure, Electronic Government, Energy Matters, Energy Technology and Infrastructure, Environment, Department of the, Environmental Justice, Environmental Matters, Equipment, Exemptions, Forests and Parks, Grants, Health Care Facilities, Historical Matters, internet, Loans, Local Government Mandates, meetings, Municipal Corporations, Notices, Open Government, Planning, Department of, Plans and Proposals, Private Schools, Public Schools, Real Property, Sales and Use Tax, Tax Credits, Time, Zoning and Planning The legislature's own list.
Official page mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1411?ys=2026RS. Found through LegiScan (bill 2116371), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- February 13, 2026 In committee
H.B. 1411 went to committee in the House of Delegates. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading Environment and Transportation.
- February 13, 2026 Introduced
H.B. 1411 was introduced in the House of Delegates. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading Environment and Transportation.
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