CHAPTER NUMBER: 3
File Code: Utility Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 703
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Miller and Bromwell
- Entitled:
-
Electric Utility Industry Restructuring
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.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Finance
- 2/15
- Hearing 2/25 at 12:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments
- Motion Special Order 3/26 (Senator Frosh) Rejected
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) Rejected (11-34)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Pinsky) Rejected (21-26)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) Rejected (10-35)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Kelley) Rejected (20-27)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Forehand) Rejected (12-34)
- Floor Amendment (Finance) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Third Reading Passed (37-9)
- 3/30
- Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Senators Bromwell, Madden, and Miller
- 4/1
- Conference Committee Report Adopted (34-13)
- Third Reading Passed (34-13)
- 3/31
- Passed Enrolled
- 4/8
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 3
House Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/29
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (100-32)
- 3/30
- House Refuses to Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Delegates Guns, Schisler, and Taylor
- 3/31
- Conference Committee Report Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (95-34)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
- Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
- 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
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 047563/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1999 at:
9:45 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 193915/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1999 at:
10:53 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 263311/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1999 at:
10:32 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 423916/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1999 at:
11:06 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 603616/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1999 at:
10:32 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 653710/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1999 at:
10:12 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 723316/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1999 at:
10:00 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 817267/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1999 at:
11:24 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 539895/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 29, 1999 at:
4:00 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Conference Committee Documents:
- Report Number: 183214/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 1999 at:
9:50 a.m. Status: Incomplete
- Amendment Number: 213913/1 Offered on: April 2, 1999 at:
9:50 a.m. Status: Incomplete
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 25, 1999: Floor Amendment (Frosh) {723316/1 Rejected (11-34)
- March 25, 1999: Floor Amendment (Pinsky) {653710/1 Rejected (21-26)
- March 25, 1999: Floor Amendment (Frosh) {603616/1 Rejected (10-35)
- March 25, 1999: Floor Amendment (Kelley) {193915/1 Rejected (20-27)
- March 25, 1999: Floor Amendment (Forehand) {423916/1 Rejected (12-34)
- March 26, 1999: Third Reading Passed (37-9)
- April 1, 1999: Conference Committee Report {183214/1 Adopted (34-13)
- April 1, 1999: Third Reading Passed (34-13)
- House
- March 28, 1999: Third Reading Passed (100-32)
- March 31, 1999: Third Reading Passed (95-34)