2006 Regular Session
Utility Regulation (C5)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 60
- Sponsored By
- Delegate D. Davis
- Entitled
- Electric Universal Service Program - Funding
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Weldon
- Entitled
- Utility Consumer Protection Act of 2006
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Holmes
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Generated Electricity - Crediting to Customer's Account
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McKee, McMillan, Myers, Niemann, Parrott, Petzold, Ross, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Weir
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Net Energy Metering
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, Madaleno, and Mandel
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Examination of Accounts, Books, and Records
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate G. Clagett
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Transfer of Franchise
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Facilities PG 415-06
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Walkup, Bozman, Eckardt, Haddaway, Rudolph, Holmes, Doory, Jameson, Krysiak, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Trueschler, and Wood
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Generated Electricity - Crediting to Customer's Account
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McDonough, Anderson, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Cadden, Cardin, Cluster, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Goodwin, Hogan, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Kelley, Kohl, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McHale, McKee, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parrott, Quinter, Ross, Rudolph, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, F. Turner, V. Turner, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Total Rates
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate G. Clagett
- Entitled
- Electricity Generation - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates D. Davis, Doory, McHale, Burns, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Taylor, Vaughn, and Stern
- Entitled
- Electric Industry Restructuring - Standard Offer Service
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate D. Davis
- Entitled
- Telephone Companies - Telephone Lifeline Service
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate G. Clagett
- Entitled
- Construction of Electric Generating Stations - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Doory, Anderson, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Cardin, Conroy, Conway, Franchot, Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pugh, Rosenberg, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Commission to Study the Proposed Merger of FPL Group, Inc. and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. and Rate Cap Extension
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Madaleno, Gutierrez, and Lawton
- Entitled
- Local Government - Street Lighting Equipment
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Minnick, Arnick, and Weir
- Entitled
- Baltimore County Liquefied Natural Gas Task Force
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Senate Rules
HB 1671
Status as of March 2, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Minnick, Arnick, Cadden, Cane, DeBoy, Sophocleus, and Weir
- Entitled
- Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McHale and D. Davis
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Acquisition or Merger and Generating Assets
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates D. Davis McHale, Doory, Burns, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Taylor, Vaughn, and Stern
- Entitled
- Electric Restructuring - Standard Offer Service - Rate Stabilization
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates D. Davis , McHale, Doory, Moe, Burns, Conroy, Feldman, Harrison, Impallaria, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Minnick, Parrott, Taylor, Vaughn, Hubbard, Benson, Gaines, Howard, James, McDonough, and McMillian
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Financing
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates D. Davis and McHale
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Postemployment Restrictions
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Morhaim, Bobo, Bromwell, Cane, Conroy, and Pendergrass
- Entitled
- Electric Industry - Local Aggregation
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
HB 1736
Status as of March 16, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McMillan, Cluster, Conroy, Hubbard, Impallaria, and McDonough
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Electric Companies and Electricity Suppliers - Regulation - Consumer Protection Act of 2006
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Simmons and Hubbard
- Entitled
- Attorney General - Intervention and Participation in Hearings or Other Proceedings Regarding the Merger of FPL Group, Inc., and Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Use of Trade Names and Trademarks
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Teitelbaum, Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Gladden, and Exum
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Generated Electricity
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Giannetti, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, and Schrader
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Net Energy Metering
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Hogan, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Local Government - Street Lighting Equipment
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Electricity Suppliers - Customers - Contact Information and Electricity Usage Data
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Electric Restructuring - Advanced Electric Meters - Repeal of Competitive Metering
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Miller , Middleton, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Telephone Companies - Telephone Lifeline Service
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Giannetti
- Entitled
- Utilities - Underground Conversion - Route 1 Pilot Program
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Cost Allocation Manual - Independent Audit
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Total Rates
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Della, Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Steam Heating Companies
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Green, Della, and Stone
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Electric Companies and Electricity Suppliers - Regulation
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone, Brochin, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Baltimore County Liquefied Natural Gas Task Force
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Hughes, Jimeno, and McFadden
- Entitled
- Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Green
- Entitled
- Electric Companies or Electric and Gas Companies - Merger or Acquisition - General Assembly Approval Required
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Mooney
- Entitled
- Utility Consumer Protection Act of 2006
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Astle, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Electric Restructuring - Transition to Market Rates - Continuation of Rate Caps Until Merger is Final
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Della, Dyson, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Electric Industry Restructuring - Repeal of Return in Providing Standard Offer Service
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Forehand, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, and Lawlah
- Entitled
- Electric Restructuring - Transition to Market Rates
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Hogan, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Electric Industry Restructuring - Extension of Obligation to Provide Standard Offer Service
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Gas Companies, Electric Companies, Propane Gas Entities, and Home Heating Oil Entities - Matching Donation Program
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Forehand, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Middleton, and Stone
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Actions Involving Electric Companies - Terms and Conditions
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Stone, Della, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Standard Offer Service - Rate Increase - Delay
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kasemeyer
- Entitled
- Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Continuation of Rate Caps and Total Rates
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Green, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Electric Industry - Local Aggregation
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- Constellation Energy Group, Inc., and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company - Return of Transition Costs
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Green, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Jimeno, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Taxes Attributed to Regulated Operations
- Committee
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Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Teitelbaum and Middleton
- Entitled
- Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Electricity Supply
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Electric Industry Restructuring - Extension of Obligation to Provide Standard Offer Service and Energy Efficiency Measures and Services
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Issuance and Holding of Capital Stock and Debt
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Exum, Gladden, and Kelley
- Entitled
- PJM Interconnection - Diversified Employment
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
SJ 10
Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Green, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, Hooper, Hollinger, Ruben, and Kelley
- Entitled
- Residential Electricity Aggregation
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Green, Miller, Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Gladden, Hafer, and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Attorney General - Intervention and Participation in Hearings or Other Proceedings Regarding the Merger of FPL Group, Inc., and Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Green, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Harris, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Consideration of the Proposed Merger Between FPL Group, Inc., and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. - Request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Stone
- Entitled
- Construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal and Pipeline at the Former Sparrows Point Shipyard in Baltimore County - Disapproval by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
