Maryland Senate Bill 780

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-11 - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring that an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain generating stations located within a certain at-risk area to include with the application a baseline understanding of risk, disparities, and environmental needs (BURDEN) report describing and including information on certain environmental and public health burdens; altering the contents of a certain notice that must be provided on receipt of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; etc.

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act)

Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-11	Senate	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

HB1287 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-13 - Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Environment	1	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	1	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Utilities	7	207	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0780?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0780f.pdf