Alternative Energy Sources

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 32

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  HB 258

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 115

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Haddaway-Riccio

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Sale or Transfer of Solar Renewable Energy Credits - Minimum Required Term

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  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

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  HB 637

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  State Finance and Procurement - Renewable Energy Resources - Lease of State Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters
  

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  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
  

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  HB 747

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Wind Energy Conversion Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  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
  

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  HB 950

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Conway, Gaines, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Renewable Portfolio Standard - Solar - Small Solar On-Site Generators and Solar Water Heating Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 995

  Status as of April 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Niemann

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Administration - Sustainable Energy Regulated Entity Financing Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 996

  Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Jameson, and A. Miller

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy for All Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  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
  

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  HB 1117

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 702

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hershey and Jameson

  Entitled

  Zoning, Construction, and Stormwater - Permits and Variances - Solar Panels

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  HB 1237

  Status as of April 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  School Buildings - Solar Technology - Design Development Documents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1260

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Clean Energy Loan Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  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
  

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  HB 1410

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hucker

  Entitled

  Clean Energy Loan Programs - Private Lenders - Collection of Loan Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  SB 513

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  State Finance and Procurement - Renewable Energy Resources - Lease of State Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  

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  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
  

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  SB 651

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Klausmeier, Manno, Montgomery, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Green Business Incentive Zones

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  SB 767

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - County Commissioners - Wind Energy Conversion Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  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
  

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  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

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  SB 796

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Renewable Portfolio Standard - Solar - Small Solar On-Site Generators and Solar Water Heating Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  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

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  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