2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB657: Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines
Legislative Summary
Requiring the Public Service Commission to examine alternatives to the construction of a new transmission line if the use of an alternative will best maintain historical, environmental, or agricultural preservation areas, or will avoid any overlap with certain lots, parcels, or tracts of land.
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Bill History
1/24/2025
First Reading Economic Matters
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Economic Matters(House of Delegates)
Sponsors
Republican: 17
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
Jesse Pippy
Republican
Co-Sponsors (20)
Christopher Adams
Republican
Barry Beauchamp
Republican
Christopher Bouchat
Republican
Jason Buckel
Republican
Barrie Ciliberti
Republican
Robin Grammer
Republican
Michele Guyton
Democrat
Wayne Hartman
Republican
Jay Jacobs
Republican
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Nino Mangione
Republican
April Fleming Miller
Republican
Ryan Nawrocki
Republican
Charles Otto
Republican
April Rose
Republican
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Joshua Stonko
Republican
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Chris Tomlinson
Republican