2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB737: Property Rights Protection Act of 2025

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting certain persons from exercising a right of condemnation to acquire property for the purpose of constructing a power line or a generating station that produces electricity from wind energy or solar energy; and prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from acquiring by condemnation property that is encumbered by certain conservation easements or will be used for the construction of a power line or a certain generating station.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/5/2025
Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/5/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
3/5/2025
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/31/2025123.5 KB