Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.
Status: introduced. Latest action: May 1, 2026.
Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-13 | Status | introduced |
| 2026-05-01 | Latest Action | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |