PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 28

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  HB 126

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 605

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Arnick, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Steam Heating Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 256

  Status as of April 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 84

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Commerce and Government Matters Committee (Departmental - Planning)

  Entitled

  United States - Jurisdiction - Exclusive Jurisdiction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 335

  Status as of February 17, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, DeCarlo, Clagett, Dembrow, Frush, Bobo, Mandel, Oaks, Hammen, Stull, Cane, Mohorovic, Pendergrass, and Sher

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Restructuring - Prior Approval

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 366

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 6

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson (Chairman, Ways and Means Committee)

  Entitled

  Electric and Gas Utility Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 578

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Billings, Benson, Frush, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Mandel, Oaks, Pitkin, and Bobo

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection and Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 703

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 4

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Guns, Hixson, Hurson, Howard, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Industry Restructuring

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 747

  Status as of April 7, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Linton

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Tax Reform - Maryland Electric Competition Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 960

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 544

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Frush, Hubbard, and Stern

  Entitled

  Telephones - Changes in Telecommunications Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1012

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Guns, Owings, Hammen, Rawlings, Conway, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Funding and Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1027

  Status as of February 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht and Bartlett

  Entitled

  Electricity - Affiliate Wheeling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules
  

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  HB 1055

  Status as of February 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Industry Restructuring - Securitization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1178

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 498

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Electricity - Industrial Customer Choice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 21

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lawlah

  Entitled

  Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Rates - Reductions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 28

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Gas Companies - Civil Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 69

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 140

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Public Safety and Correctional Services)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - For-Hire Drivers' Licenses - Criminal History Records Checks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 126

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Exum, and Currie

  Entitled

  Gas and Electric Companies - Rates - Reductions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 168

  Status as of April 9, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee (Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Environmental Trust Fund - Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 171

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Funding and Personnel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 236

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Bromwell, Hafer, Madden, Hooper, McFadden, Exum, Hughes, Teitelbaum, Mitchell, Colburn, Sfikas, and Conway

  Entitled

  Steam Heating Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 299

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 543

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Telephones - Changes in Telecommunications Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 300

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 3

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller and Bromwell

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Industry Restructuring

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 344

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 5

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hoffman (Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee)

  Entitled

  Electric and Gas Utility Tax Reform

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 496

  Status as of March 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Roesser

  Entitled

  Telephone Solicitations - Regulations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 557

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Blount, Collins, Currie, Dyson, Forehand, Hollinger, McFadden, Kelley, Lawlah, Sfikas, Stone, Teitelbaum, Green, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection and Electric Utility Restructuring Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 560

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 573

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hogan

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Utility Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 660

  Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Tax Reform - Maryland Electric Competition Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 705

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Industry Restructuring - Securitization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 767

  Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ferguson and Mooney (Frederick County Senators) and Senators Bromwell, Astle, Dorman, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Madden, Roesser, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Electricity - Affiliate Wheeling

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters