Maryland House Bill 640

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Hearing: Feb 20 @ 1:00 pm House Economic Matters Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the Public Service Commission to consider the impact of the development of overhead transmission lines on certain properties subject to an existing conservation easement in certain proceedings for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; and requiring the Commission to require an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the development of overhead transmission lines to consider alternative routes for transmission lines affecting conservation easements or alter proposed routes.

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Overhead Transmission Lines – Conservation Easements

Del. Michele Guyton [D]	Del. Nick Allen [D]	Del. Kris Fair [D]	Del. Michael Griffith [R]
Del. Andre Johnson [D]	Del. Steve Johnson [D]	Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]
Del. Mary Lehman [D]	Del. Nino Mangione [R]	Del. Susan McComas [R]	Del. April Fleming Miller [R]
Del. Cheryl Pasteur [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]	Del. Scott Phillips [D]	Del. Jesse Pippy [R]
Del. April Rose [R]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]	Del. Joshua Stonko [R]	Del. Chris Tomlinson [R]
Del. Jennifer White Holland [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-23	House	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-23	House	First Reading Economic Matters

SB34 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-27 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Utilities	7	207	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0640?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0640f.pdf