2000 Regular Session

UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 40

HB 20
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 296
Sponsored By
Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bohanan, Bozman, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, Conway, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Mitchell, Moe, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Zirkin, Bartlett, Conroy, Cryor, McKee, Phillips, Rudolph, and Shriver
Entitled
Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 56
Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Delegates Stern, Gordon, Kopp, Howard, Menes, Barve, Conroy, Boutin, Frush, Heller, Cane, Barkley, Kagan, and Carlson
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Telephone Rates - Competition
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 123
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Gordon, Barve, Kagan, and Hubbard
Entitled
Electric Industry - Aggregation - Municipal Corporations
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 164
Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Hixson and Healey
Entitled
Public Service Company Franchise Tax - Telephone Companies - Sales of Services and Products for Resale
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 493
Status as of March 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Sher
Entitled
Electricity - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 529
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Billings
Entitled
Electric Industry - Aggregation - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 567
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 390
Sponsored By
Charles County Delegation
Entitled
Charles County - Property Tax Credits
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 690
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 405
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Public Utility Construction - Violations PG/MC 2-00
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 692
Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Asset Sale PG/MC 20-00
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 709
Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary District - System Development Charge - Exemption PG/MC 25-00
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 729
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 700
Sponsored By
Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation
Entitled
Maryland-Mined Coal - Tax Credits
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 741
Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Sher
Entitled
State Income Tax Credit for Competitive Transition Charges Paid for On-Site Generated Electricity
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 822
Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Owings, W. Baker, Bozman, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Hutchins, Linton, McClenahan, Proctor, Redmer, Schisler, Vallario, and Walkup
Entitled
Electric Cooperatives - Services and Governance
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 904
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Guns (Article 66B Study Commission)
Entitled
Land Use
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
HB 912
Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Bobo, Frush, Hurson, Hubbard, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled
Telephones - Caller Identification Services - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1011
Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Task Force on Privatization - Implementation of Recommendations PG/MC 10-00
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1012
Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Ancillary Services Transfer PG/MC 12-00
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1019
Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
WSSC - Subdivision Lines - Installation and Construction - Charges PG/MC 17-00
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1050
Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Cecil County Delegation
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Town of Elkton
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1093
Status as of March 22, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation
Entitled
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Easements - Property Use PG/MC 16-00
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
HB 1134
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 669
Sponsored By
Delegates D. Davis, Guns, and Billings
Entitled
Natural Gas Suppliers - Licensing and Consumer Protection
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1276
Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled
Electric Companies - Regulated and Nonregulated Business Separation
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1277
Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Klausmeier
Entitled
Public Service Companies - Standards of Conduct - Regulated and Nonregulated Business Activities
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
HB 1417
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 199
Sponsored By
Washington County Delegation
Entitled
Washington County - Washington County Water and Sewer Debt Reduction Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Commerce and Government Matters
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
SB 20
Status as of February 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Stone
Entitled
Telephone Misuse - Telephone Company Charges
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 57
Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 34
Sponsored By
Chairman, Budget and Taxation Committee (Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)
Entitled
Montgomery County - Dam Assessments
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 66
Status as of February 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Green
Entitled
Retail Electricity Industry - Aggregators - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 162
Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Hoffman
Entitled
Public Service Company Franchise Tax - Telephone Companies - Sales of Services and Products for Resale
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 414
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 526
Sponsored By
Senator Hoffman
Entitled
Property Taxation - Property Used to Generate Steam or Hot or Chilled Water
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 438
Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 527
Sponsored By
Senator Baker
Entitled
Creation of a State Debt - Cecil County - Town of Elkton
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
SB 445
Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Stoltzfus, and Colburn
Entitled
Electric Cooperatives - Services and Governance
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 479
Status as of March 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Public Utilities - One-Call Systems - Information on Underground Facilities
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 480
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Senator Colburn
Entitled
Public Utilities - Underground Facilities - Liability for Excavation or Demolition Damages
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 498
Status as of February 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Hogan, Roesser, and Forehand
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Rates - Intra-County and Adjacent County Phone Calls
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 523
Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 427
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh (Article 66B Study Commission)
Entitled
Land Use
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 581
Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Natural Gas Suppliers - Licensing and Consumer Protection
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Environmental Matters
SB 622
Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled
State Income Tax Credit for Competitive Transition Charges Paid for On-Site Generated Electricity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 623
Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Teitelbaum
Entitled
Electricity - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 744
Status as of February 11, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Dorman, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Hollinger, Kelley, Madden, Pinsky, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled
Electricity Regulation - Renewable Portfolio Standard
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 844
Status as of February 25, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Exum
Entitled
Electric Utility Restructuring - Universal Service Charge - Allocation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance