2006 Regular Session
ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 52
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Healthy Air Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
- Entitled
- Electric Generating Stations - Approval Process for Modifications
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Costa Frank, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Assisted Living Program Facilities - Emergency Electrical Power Generator
- Committee
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House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- 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, Cardin, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gaines, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Haynes, Hogan, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Parrott, Petzold, Pugh, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Tax General - Income Tax Credit - Energy Efficient Residential Heating Systems
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- 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
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Bobo, Boschert, Boteler, Cardin, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Kullen, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Niemann, O'Donnell, Parrott, Quinter, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stern, Stocksdale, Stull, Taylor, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Maryland Energy Administration - Solar Energy Grant Program
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Petzold, Anderson, Bronrott, Cardin, G. Clagett, Cryor, Dumais, Edwards, Haddaway, Heller, Hixson, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McHale, Montgomery, Murray, Myers, Ramirez, Ross, Vallario, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Howard, Marriott, McKee, Patterson, Conroy, Krebs, Miller, Parrott, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2006
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg and Cardin
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credit for Green Buildings
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Doory, Feldman, and Moe
- Entitled
- Solar Energy Grant Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Taylor, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Conroy, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Murray, Niemann, Pugh, Ramirez, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Community Energy and Economic Development Grant Program and Solar Energy Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Garrett County Delegation and Allegany County Delegation
- Entitled
- Tax Credit for Maryland-Mined Coal
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates King, Barkley, Bartlett, Bozman, Bronrott, Cardin, Feldman, Gutierrez, Lee, Montgomery, Patterson, and Stern
- Entitled
- Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Energy Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Aumann, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Cryor, C. Davis, Franchot, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Shewell, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Solar Energy Tax Credit
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Benson, Bobo, Cluster, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Glassman, Holmes, Hubbard, Lawton, McConkey, Montgomery, Ramirez, and Ross
- Entitled
- Excise Tax - Tax-Free Period for Purchase of Advanced Technology Vehicles
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Haddaway, Aumann, Bartlett, Boschert, Boteler, Bozman, Bromwell, Cardin, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Hogan, Impallaria, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McKee, Myers, O'Donnell, Ramirez, Ross, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Credit for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research and Development
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bronrott, Cardin, Cryor, Franchot, Heller, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Madaleno, and Marriott
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods for the Purchase of Energy Efficient Products
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim , Hubbard, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Hospitals - Certificate of Need and Rate-Setting - High Performance Buildings
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1171
Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Haddaway, Aumann, Cluster, Elmore, Frank, Frush, Impallaria, Kaiser, King, Moe, Morhaim, Ramirez, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Task Force on Sewage Sludge as an Alternative Energy Source
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Cardin, Kaiser, King, Morhaim, and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Environment - Sewage Sludge - Evaluate Potential as Alternative Energy Source
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Cardin
- Entitled
- Environment - Sewage Sludge - Use as Alternative Energy Source
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McIntosh (Chairman, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, Edwards, Frush, Glassman, McHale, and Parrott
- Entitled
- Procurement - Maryland Port Administration - Exemption
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters and Health and Government Operations
- 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
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Trueschler
- Entitled
- Energy Conservation Act of 2006
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bromwell, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Mandel
- Entitled
- State Buildings Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, Elmore, Gilleland, Kaiser, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, Ross, Boschert, C. Davis, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, and King
- Entitled
- Property Tax Credit - Structures Using Qualifying Energy Conservation Devices for Electricity Generation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- 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
Assignments -
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
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 69
Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration)
- Entitled
- Maryland Energy Administration - Solar Energy Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Healthy Air Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
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
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Britt, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Hooper, and Kramer
- Entitled
- Community Energy and Economic Development Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Tax General - Income Tax Credit - Energy Efficient Residential Heating Systems
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- 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
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Maryland Energy Administration - Solar and Wind Energy Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Mooney, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods for the Purchase of Energy Efficient Products
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- State Buildings Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Hafer, Brinkley, Klausmeier, Kramer, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2006
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Hafer
- Entitled
- Tax Credit for Maryland-Mined Coal
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jimeno, Lawlah, Mooney, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Solar Energy Grant Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Britt, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jones, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Energy Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Britt, Conway, Dyson, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Windfall Oil Profits Tax - Energy-Saving Investment Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 783
Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- State Agencies - Energy Performance Contracting - Water and Wastewater Conservation Projects
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 834
Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton (Chairman, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration)
- Entitled
- Procurement - Maryland Port Administration - Exemption
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators DeGrange, Brochin, Garagiola, Giannetti, Jimeno, and Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Excise Tax - Tax-Free Period for Purchase of Advanced Technology Vehicles
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Green, Della, and Stone
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Electric Companies and Electricity Suppliers - Regulation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Schrader, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Garagiola, and Giannetti
- Entitled
- Income Tax Credits for Green Buildings - Additional Credits Authorized
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Gas Companies, Electric Companies, Propane Gas Entities, and Home Heating Oil Entities - Matching Donation Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Hollinger, Forehand, Green, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Electric Utilities - Windfall Profits Tax - Electric Universal Service Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Teitelbaum and Middleton
- Entitled
- Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Electricity Supply
- Committee
Assignments -
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
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- 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
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
