2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 244

CHAPTER NUMBER: 202
File Code: Utility Regulation Prior Year Introduction As: SB 942/10 - FIN Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 597
Sponsored By:
Senators Pugh, Stone, Jones-Rodwell, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Mathias
Entitled:
Public Service Commission - Customer Education on Customer Choice

Synopsis:

Requiring the Public Service Commission to educate consumers about customer choice in accordance with a specified provision of law; requiring the Commission to host a section on its Web site related to customer choice; requiring the Web site to comply with specified standards and to include specified information; requiring specified electricity suppliers to provide specified information to the Commission at specified intervals for specified purposes; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/28
First Reading Finance
2/1
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/23
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Rosapepe) Adopted
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (29-17)
4/4
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
4/6
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Middleton, Pugh, and Kittleman
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (41-4)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/27
First Reading Economic Matters
4/6
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Floor Amendment (Delegate Davis) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
4/5
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Davis, Jameson, and W. Miller
4/8
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 202

Sponsored by:

Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, District 44
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Electronic Government
Energy Matters -see also- Alt Energy Res; Fuel; Power Plants
Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
News Media
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Public Information
Public Service Commission
Reports
Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Utilities
( 7-504 , 7-505 , 7-510.1 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 177575/01     Offered on: March 24, 2011   at: 11:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 973520/01     Offered on: April 7, 2011   at: 2:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 503027/1     Offered on: April 11, 2011   at: 10:48 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Economic Matters
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2011: Third Reading Passed (29-17)
April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (41-4)
House
April 3, 2011: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)
April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (141-0)