H.B. 1534: Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting
Maryland, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 13, 2026.
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H.B. 1534 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
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Requiring an owner or operator of a data center to comply with certain standards under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of the Environment to establish by regulation certain sound and vibration controls and requirements for backup power generation for data centers; prohibiting a local approving authority from authorizing the construction of a data center on certain agricultural land; and requiring a certain applicant to submit a certain report to a local approving authority under certain cirucmstances.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors April Fleming Miller (R)
Subjects Environment, Local Government - Generally, Agriculture, Air Pollution, Applicants and Applications, Boundaries, Counties, Data Centers, Emergencies, Energy Matters, Energy Technology and Infrastructure, Environment, Department of the, Environmental Matters, Equipment, Health, Department of, Heating and Cooling, Information Technology, Municipal Corporations, Noise, Penalties and Sentences, permits, Primary Schools, Real Property, Rules and Regulations, Safety, Secondary Schools, Storage, Transportation, Weights and Measures, Zoning and Planning The legislature's own list.
Official page mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1534?ys=2026RS. Found through LegiScan (bill 2116446), 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. 1534 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. 1534 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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