Maryland Senate Bill 992

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-06 - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring a certain large load customer to register with the Public Service Commission before interconnecting with the electric system; establishing the requirements for the registration of a large load customer; requiring that a certain data center be eligible for and considered a "qualified data center" for a certain tax exemption under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to take certain curtailment actions; and requiring the Commission to establish a Demand Response Program for large load customers.

Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program

Sen. Katie Hester [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]
Sen. Sara Love [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Sen. Justin Ready [R]	Sen. William Folden [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-06	Senate	Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-04	Senate	Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-02-19	Senate	First Reading Senate Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Utilities	7	1008	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Utilities	7	321	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Tax - General	11	239	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0992?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0992f.pdf