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Laws · Maryland · H.B. 799

H.B. 799: Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act

Maryland, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 4, 2026.

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Status In committee In committee, .

Official summary

No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.

Description

Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations related to the construction of a generating station that is co located with a data center but is not interconnected with the electric transmission system or electric distribution system.

As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan, source 1. It is the legislature's own line about the measure, not a summary of it.

Measure Bill.

Sponsors April Fleming Miller (R); Kevin Hornberger (R); April Rose (R); Joshua Stonko (R); Chris Tomlinson (R)

Subjects Utility Regulation, Construction, Cybersecurity, Data, Data Centers, Energy Matters, Energy Technology and Infrastructure, Environmental Matters, Power Plants, Public Service Commission, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Standards and Best Practices, Utilities The legislature's own list.

Official page mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0799?ys=2026RS. Found through LegiScan (bill 2107104), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. February 4, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 799 went to committee in the House of Delegates. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading Environment and Transportation.

  2. February 4, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 799 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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Sources

  1. H.B. 799 on the legislature's site mgaleg.maryland.gov

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