Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1210: Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
Requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of any transmission line to provide certain notices to certain landowners regarding the construction; and establishing that failure to provide a certain notice invalidates a certain hearing and, under certain circumstances, voids an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners FOR the purpose of requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of any transmission line to provide certain notices to certain landowners regarding the construction; establishing that failure to provide a certain notice invalidates a certain hearing and, under certain circumstances, voids an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners FOR the purpose of requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of any transmission line to provide certain notices to certain landowners regarding the construction; establishing that failure to provide a certain notice invalidates a certain hearing and, under certain circumstances, voids an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; and generally relating to the construction of transmission lines and applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Public Utilities Section 3-106 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Public Utilities Section 7-204 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Public Utilities 3-106. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1210* HOUSE BILL 1210 (a) If a person timely files, the person may apply to intervene in a proceeding before the Commission. (b) The Commission shall grant leave to intervene unless the Commission concludes that: (1) …