1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 703

CHAPTER NUMBER: 4 File Code: Utility Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 300
Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor, Guns, Hixson, Hurson, Howard, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, and Wood
Entitled:
Electric Utility Industry Restructuring

Synopsis:

Enabling the restructuring of the electric utility industry of the State, subject to oversight of the Public Service Commission; requiring the phased implementation of customer choice for electric customers in the State; reducing certain rates for 4 years; allowing municipal electric utilities to make their service territory available for customer choice; requiring an electric company to provide certain services in its territory; requiring persons to be licensed before providing electricity supply services in the State; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/12
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/17
Hearing 2/25 at 12:00 p.m.
3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/25 (Delegate Guns) Adopted
3/25
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Delegate Guns) Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Snodgrass)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Snodgrass) Rejected (39-88)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Pitkin) Rejected (33-95)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Pitkin) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Grosfeld) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Dypski) Rejected (31-80)
Floor Amendment (Delegate Bobo) Rejected (33-90)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (99-36)
3/30
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Guns, Schisler, and Taylor
3/31
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (96-36)
4/2
Passed Enrolled
4/8
Signed by the Governor Chapter 4
Senate Action
3/29
First Reading Finance
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted (39-4)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (36-8)
4/1
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Bromwell, Madden, and Miller
4/2
Conference Committee Report Adopted (35-12)
Third Reading Passed (34-13)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT
APPROPRIATIONS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
DISCLOSURE
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- NAT. RESOURCES; POLLUTION
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEGISLATIVE POLICY
GOVERNOR
HIGH VOLTAGE LINES
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
INDIGENT PERSONS
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LIC; DRIVERS' LIC
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
PENALTIES
POWER PLANTS
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also specific taxes-
RULES AND REGULATIONS
UNIFORM LAWS
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Commercial Law
( 9-104 , 9-104 )
Natural Resources
( 3-302 )
Public Utility Companies
( 1-101 , 2-110 , 2-118 , 4-201 , 4-202 , 4-403 , 7-201 , 7-203 , 7-207 , 7-211 , 7-501 , 7-502 , 7-503 , 7-504 , 7-505 , 7-506 , 7-507 , 7-508 , 7-509 , 7-510 , 7-511 , 7-512 , 7-513 , 7-514 , 7-515 , 7-516 , 7-517 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 343219/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 4:38 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 373711/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 5:34 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 379692/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 4:34 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 459591/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 4:35 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 603712/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 5:13 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 679593/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 1999   at: 6:35 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 703417/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 5:46 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 713713/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 5:23 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 863713/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1999   at: 4:59 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Senate
Number: 517567/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 1999   at: 10:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 693313/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 1999   at: 11:14 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 063613/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 2, 1999   at: 11:14 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 1999: Floor Amendment (Snodgrass) Rejected (39-88)
March 25, 1999: Floor Amendment (Pitkin) {863713/1 Rejected (33-95)
March 25, 1999: Floor Amendment (Dypski) {373711/1 Rejected (31-80)
March 25, 1999: Floor Amendment (Bobo) {703417/1 Rejected (33-90)
March 26, 1999: Third Reading Passed (99-36)
March 31, 1999: Third Reading Passed (95-36)
Senate
March 30, 1999: Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Bromwell) Adopted (39-4)
March 30, 1999: Third Reading Passed (36-8)
April 2, 1999: Conference Committee Report {693313/1 Adopted (35-12)
April 2, 1999: Third Reading Passed (34-13)