File Code: Environment
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 205  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Feldman, Ali,
Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Elmore,
Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno,
Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg,
Shewell, Stein, Tarrant, Vaughn, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008
 
Establishing the State goal of achieving a 15% reduction in per capita
electricity consumption and peak demand by the end of 2015; requiring
the Public Service Commission to calculate per capita electricity
consumption and peak demand each year and report the calculations to
the General Assembly as part of its annual report; requiring specified
municipal electric utilities and specified rural electric cooperatives
to include energy efficiency and conservation measures as part of
their service; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/25
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 - 1/30
 - Hearing 2/12 at 11:00 a.m.
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
 - 3/26
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Special Order 4/2 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
 - 3/27
 - Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell)
 -      Motion vote previous question  (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected  (47-90)
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Shank)
 -      Motion vote previous question  (Delegate Cane) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Shank) Rejected (41-92)
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/28
 - Motion vote previous question  (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (106-34)
 - 4/4
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (101-33)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
Senate Action
- 3/31
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 4/5
 - Re-referred Finance
 -      Hearing 4/5 at 11:00 a.m.
 - 4/7
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 4/3
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (33-13)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 4/24
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 131
 
Sponsored by:
- Speaker, The
 - Administration
 - Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
 - Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
 - Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
 - Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
 - Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
 - Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
 - Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
 - Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
 - Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
 - Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
 - Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
 - Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
 - Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
 - Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
 - Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
 - Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
 - Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
 - Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
 - Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
 - Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
 - Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
 - Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
 - Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
 - Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
 - Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B
 - Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
 - Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
 - Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
 - Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
 - Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
 - Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
 - Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
 - Assessments
 - Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
 - Cooperative Associations
 - Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
 - Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; Power Plants; Solar Energy
 - Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
 - Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
 - Notices
 - Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
 - Public Service Commission
 - Reports
 - Rules and Regulations
 - Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Public Utility Companies
 - (
 7-211 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available 
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 House 
- Number: 103291/04     Offered on: April 1, 2008       at:
10:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 393325/01     Offered on: April 2, 2008       at:
11:14 a.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 463024/01     Offered on: April 2, 2008       at:
10:57 a.m.     Status: Rejected
 
Senate
- Number: 977273/01     Offered on: April 7, 2008       at:
4:15 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 27, 2008: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) Rejected  (47-90)
 - March 27, 2008: Floor Amendment (Shank) Rejected  (41-92)
 - March 28, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (106-34)
 - April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (101-33)
 
Senate
- April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (33-13)