Maryland
Maryland's tracker profile spans 12 bills and 6 news records, led by data-center siting, AI in education, and AI use in criminal justice; the legislative pipeline includes 10 committee and 2 floor, while infrastructure matching adds no matched data centers and 26 matched power plants totaling 12,387 MW, alongside 6 local policy areas and 19 local actions.
Legislation
- On the floorConcerningHB293
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization is tracked in Maryland at the Floor stage. It is classified under AI in education, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and ai in education, and associated with Ways and Means. The record date is 2026-04-09.
Updated Apr 9, 2026Source - On the floorConcerningSB56
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization is tracked in Maryland at the Floor stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Education, Energy, and the Environment. The record date is 2026-04-09.
Updated Apr 9, 2026Source - In committeeHB326
Education - Maryland Center for School Safety - Anonymous Reporting System
Education - Maryland Center for School Safety - Anonymous Reporting System is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in education and associated with Eric Ebersole. The record date is 2026-03-23.
Updated Mar 23, 2026Source - In committeeFavorableSB597
Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership
Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to ai safety, algorithmic transparency, and job creation, and associated with Katie Hester and Dalya Attar. The record date is 2026-03-23.
Updated Mar 23, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningSB992
Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program
Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to grid capacity, energy rates, and tax incentives, and associated with Katie Hester and Brian Feldman. The record date is 2026-02-19.
Updated Feb 19, 2026Source - In committeeFavorableHB1595
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to tax incentives, economic development, and local control, and associated with Kevin Hornberger and Julie Palakovich Carr. The record date is 2026-02-15.
Updated Feb 15, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningHB1411
Data Center Planning and Transparency Act
Data Center Planning and Transparency Act is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to local zoning, local control, and environmental review, and associated with Sheila Ruth. The record date is 2026-02-13.
Updated Feb 13, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningHB1534
Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting
Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to noise vibration, local zoning, and protected land, and associated with April Fleming Miller. The record date is 2026-02-13.
Updated Feb 13, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningHB756
Law Enforcement - Use of Facial Recognition Technology - Images Captured in Dwelling Interior
Law Enforcement - Use of Facial Recognition Technology - Images Captured in Dwelling Interior is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI use in criminal justice, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency and data privacy, and associated with Frank Conaway. The record date is 2026-02-04.
Updated Feb 4, 2026Source - In committeeFavorableSB427
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to tax incentives, economic development, and local control, and associated with Karen Lewis Young. The record date is 2026-01-30.
Updated Jan 30, 2026Source - In committeeRestrictiveHB560
Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal
Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to tax incentives and economic development, and associated with Julie Palakovich Carr and Gabriel Acevero. The record date is 2026-01-28.
Updated Jan 28, 2026Source - In committeeRestrictiveHB120
Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency
Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency is tracked in Maryland at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to local zoning, local control, and carbon emissions, and associated with Mark Fisher and Brian Chisholm. The record date is 2026-01-14.
Updated Jan 14, 2026Source
Recent news
Maryland Legislature Passes AI Pricing Regulation Bill
Troutman Privacy + Cyber + AI Blog · Apr 10, 2026
Maryland Senate Passes Utility RELIEF Act with Data Center Incentives
Food & Water Watch · Apr 7, 2026
Maryland House Considers SB 0141 and SB 0008 Deepfake Bills
WYPR · Apr 1, 2026
Baltimore City Council Introduces One-Year Data Center Moratorium
CBS Baltimore / Baltimore Brew · Mar 23, 2026
Maryland Senate Passes SB 0141 AI Election Deepfakes Bill
WYPR / Technical.ly · Feb 13, 2026
Maryland HB 120 Introduces Statewide Data Center Moratorium
Maryland General Assembly (mgaleg.maryland.gov) / Good Jobs First · Jan 14, 2026
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