CHAPTER NUMBER: 487
File Code: Utility Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1308
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Middleton, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Exum, Forehand,
Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, McFadden,
Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
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Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and
Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish renewable energy
portfolio standards for retail electricity sales during specified
years; requiring the standards to be met by accumulating renewable
energy credits; providing for the eligibility of energy from specified
sources; providing limited additional credit for energy from specified
sources; providing that a customer who surrenders specified credits
retains all rights and title to specified attributes; requiring
electricity suppliers to submit an annual report; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/23
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 3/5
- Re-referred Finance
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 4/6
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola) Adopted
- Special Order 4/9 (Senator Green) Adopted
- 4/7
- Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (14-33)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley)
- Special Order later today (Senator Middleton) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) Rejected (14-32)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed (35-10)
- 4/10
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (37-9)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/26
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 487
House Action
- 4/6
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/10
- Re-referred Economic Matters
- 4/12
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 4/9
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted (123-6)
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (105-28)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- AUDITORS AND AUDITS
- BIRDS
- CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION
- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY
- ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- GRANTS
- LEGISLATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
- LOANS -see also- MORTGAGES
- MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD -see also- CLAMS; CRABS; OYSTERS
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
- PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
- RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SOLAR ENERGY
- UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Public Utility Companies
- (
1-101 ,
7-516 ,
7-701 ,
7-702 ,
7-703 ,
7-704 ,
7-705 ,
7-706 ,
7-707 ,
7-708 ,
7-709 ,
7-710 ,
7-711 ,
7-712 ,
7-713
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 013625/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 2004 at:
10:56 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 103220/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 2004 at:
11:56 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 167876/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 2004 at:
10:44 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 293123/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 2004 at:
10:57 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 353627/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 2004 at:
10:59 a.m. Status: Rejected
- House
- Number: 623790/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 12, 2004 at:
9:10 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- April 7, 2004: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {353627/1 Rejected (14-33)
- April 7, 2004: Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {103220/1 Rejected (14-32)
- April 8, 2004: Third Reading Passed (35-10)
- April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (37-9)
- House
- April 9, 2004: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Davis D) Adopted (123-6)
- April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed (105-28)