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MD SB584
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
J.B. Jennings
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AI Summary
- Requires any person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) for transmission line construction to send certified mail notice to each owner of abutting land and, for overhead lines, to each owner of land and adjacent land at the time of application
- Mandates that the notice inform landowners of their right to file as an intervenor in the proceeding before the Public Service Commission
- Eliminates the existing exception that excused notice failures unless "willful or deliberate," replacing it with mandatory consequences for any failure to provide required notice
- Failure to provide notice now automatically invalidates a public hearing (requiring a new one) or, for CPCN applications, voids the application entirely — though the applicant may reapply
- Effective October 1, 2026; sponsored by Senators Jennings, Salling, and Ready and assigned to the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Legislative Description
Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners
Notices
Last Action
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2/10/2026
Committee Referrals
Education, Energy, and the Environment2/4/2026
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