Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 8 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB0928 — Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity - Transmission Lines - Applicability and Waivers

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Expanding the application of certain requirements for the construction of certain overhead transmission lines to include certain other transmission lines; requiring the Public Service Commission to consider certain effects when determining whether to waive, for good cause, the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity in certain circumstances; and repealing a requirement that the Commission waive the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity under certain circumstances.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (175)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0928 do?
Expanding the application of certain requirements for the construction of certain overhead transmission lines to include certain other transmission lines; requiring the Public Service Commission to consider certain effects when determining whether to waive, for good cause, the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity in certain circumstances; and repealing a requirement that the Commission waive the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity under certain circumstances.
Who sponsors HB0928?
HB0928 is sponsored by Delegate Lewis, Delegate Elizabeth Embry (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Mark Edelson (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Johnson, A., Delegate April Miller (Republican), Delegate April Rose (Republican), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), and Delegate Chris Tomlinson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB0928?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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