2012 Regular Session

Public Service Commission

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 55

HB 280
Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 73
Sponsored By
Delegate Feldman
Entitled
Electric Service Quality and Reliability Standards - Deadlines
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 381
Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Delegate Clagett
Entitled
Electric Companies - Generation Request for Proposals - Expansion of Area
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 409
Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, Braveboy, Burns, Frush, Hubbard, Jameson, Kramer, Lee, Rudolph, Vaughn, and Wilson
Entitled
Public Service Commission - LED Street Lighting Equipment
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 441
Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hucker, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Cardin, Frush, Hubbard, Jones, Mizeur, Ross, Stein, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 520
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 625
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Feldman, Harrison, Impallaria, Jameson, Jones, Kramer, Love, McHale, Minnick, Oaks, Olszewski, B. Robinson, Schuh, Stukes, Tarrant, and Vaughn
Entitled
Electric Companies - Contact Voltage - Surveys and Mitigation - The Deanna Camille Green Act of 2012
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 628
Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Carr, Beidle, Braveboy, Cullison, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Kramer, A. Miller, Mizeur, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Simmons, Valentino-Smith, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Street Lighting - Purchase of Equipment by Local Government and Tariffs
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 662
Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Barkley, Barnes, Burns, Feldman, Gilchrist, Haddaway-Riccio, Harrison, Hershey, Impallaria, Jameson, Love, W. Miller, Minnick, Olszewski, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rudolph, Schulz, Summers, and Vaughn
Entitled
Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Infrastructure Replacement Surcharge
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 677
Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By
Delegate Davis
Entitled
Public Utilities - Telephone Service - Charges for Directory Assistance
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 712
Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Carr
Entitled
Street Lighting - Purchase of Equipment by Local Government and Tariff
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 733
Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Beitzel
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 770
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 679
Sponsored By
Delegate Davis
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Electric Companies - New Generation Facilities and Customer Credits and the Electric Universal Service Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 771
Status as of April 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By
Delegate Davis
Entitled
Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Accounts and Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 781
Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Carr, Arora, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Cullison, Glass, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Lee, Love, McComas, A. Miller, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Schuh, Stukes, and F. Turner
Entitled
Electricity and Gas Suppliers - Residential Electricity Supply Contracts - Information and Customer Relations
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 864
Status as of April 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Stein, Clippinger, Barkley, Cardin, Feldman, Healey, Hucker, Jameson, Lafferty, Morhaim, and Ross
Entitled
Electricity - Community Energy-Generating Facilities and Net Energy Metering
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 913
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 283
Sponsored By
Delegate Davis
Entitled
Residential Multiple Occupancy Buildings - Master Meters - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1028
Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Barkley, Boteler, Burns, Harrison, Hershey, Impallaria, Minnick, Schulz, and Vaughn
Entitled
Electric Companies - Standard Offer Service - Service Rights Auctions
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1083
Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Rosenberg
Entitled
Gas Companies - Service Extension - Costs
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1087
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 572
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson and Davis
Entitled
Communications Companies - Universal Service Trust Fund - Surcharge
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1088
Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Kramer, Arora, Barkley, Carr, Frick, Kipke, Luedtke, B. Robinson, Rudolph, Summers, and Valderrama
Entitled
Electricity and Gas - Energy Efficiency On-Bill Financing Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1185
Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Frush
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Solar Water Heating Systems and Billing Services - Prince George's County
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1186
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 557
Sponsored By
Delegates Jameson, Hucker, Afzali, Barkley, Barve, Beitzel, Carr, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Jacobs, Krebs, Love, McComas, Murphy, Myers, Norman, Otto, Serafini, Stein, Stocksdale, and Wood
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1187
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 584
Sponsored By
Delegates Jameson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Feldman, Hershey, Hucker, Kramer, Love, Minnick, Schuh, and Vaughn
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy and Solar Water Heating Systems
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1199
Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Carr, Frush, Niemann, and B. Robinson
Entitled
Gas Companies - Gas Line Leaks and Repairs
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1263
Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Kramer, Arora, Carr, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Howard, McDonough, B. Robinson, Simmons, and Valderrama
Entitled
Senior Call-Check Service Program - Establishment
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1269
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 574
Sponsored By
Delegates Barnes, Davis, and Hucker
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Study on Tenant Payment of Landlord Utility Bills
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1315
Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Davis
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Reports - Ratepayer Impact Statements
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1339
Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By
Delegates McIntosh, Arora, Bobo, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, Stein, Summers, and Washington
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Thermal Biomass Systems
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1427
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 644
Sponsored By
Delegates Jameson and Schuh
Entitled
Electricity - Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines and Wind Generating Stations
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1443
Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Stein
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Thermal Biomass Systems
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
SB 147
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 185
Sponsored By
Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Ethics Commission, State)
Entitled
State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Changes to Previously Published Proposed Regulations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 237
Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Ramirez, Robey, and Rosapepe
Entitled
Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 373
Status as of February 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton and Klausmeier
Entitled
Gas and Electric Companies - Use of Trade Name or Trademark - Royalties
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 449
Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 72
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Electric Service Quality and Reliability Standards - Deadlines
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 458
Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Kelley
Entitled
Senior Call-Check Service Program - Establishment
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 541
Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By
Senators Astle and Kittleman
Entitled
Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Infrastructure Replacement Surcharge
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 595
Status as of February 14, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky and Rosapepe
Entitled
Electricity - Community Energy-Generating Facilities and Net Energy Metering
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 637
Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Pipkin
Entitled
Nuclear Power Transparency Act of 2012
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 638
Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
Entitled
Electricity Market - Goal of the State - Best Possible Price for Ratepayers Through Reregulation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 639
Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Application for Substantial Influence - Divestiture of Gas and Electric Company
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 652
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 556
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Young, Garagiola, Manno, Mathias, and Rosapepe
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 655
Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 282
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Pugh, and Kittleman
Entitled
Residential Multiple Occupancy Buildings - Master Meters - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 677
Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Rosapepe
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Solar Water Heating Systems and Billing Services - Prince George's County
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 688
Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By
Senator Madaleno
Entitled
Street Lighting - Purchase of Equipment by Local Government and Tariffs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 702
Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pipkin and Colburn
Entitled
Public Utilities - Susquehanna River - Dam Floodgates
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 746
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Communications Companies - Universal Service Trust Fund - Surcharge
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 754
Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Young
Entitled
Electric Companies - Generation Request for Proposals - Expansion of Area
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 765
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 573
Sponsored By
Senators Mathias and Middleton
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Study on Tenant Payment of Landlord Utility Bills
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
SB 771
Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Edwards
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 780
Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Pugh
Entitled
Electricity and Gas Suppliers - Residential Electricity Supply Contracts - Information and Customer Relations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 791
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 583
Sponsored By
Senator Garagiola
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy and Solar Water Heating Systems
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 813
Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Astle and Pugh
Entitled
Telephone Companies - Exemption from Prior Approval of Public Service Commission - Franchises, Securities, and Financing
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 929
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 624
Sponsored By
Senators Astle, Conway, Ferguson, Gladden, Klausmeier, Young, Zirkin, Mathias, Muse, and Pugh
Entitled
Electric Companies - Contact Voltage - Surveys and Mitigation - The Deanna Camille Green Act of 2012
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 974
Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pugh, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, and Muse
Entitled
Electric Companies and Electric Cooperatives - Standard Offer Service - Service Rights Auctions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 1004
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 635
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Thermal Biomass Systems
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 1073
Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 643
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Electricity - Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines and Wind Generating Stations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters