1999 Regular Session

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 28

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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