2008 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 268

CHAPTER NUMBER: 127
File Code: Utility Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 368
Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, and Rosapepe
Entitled:
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program

Synopsis:

Repealing the Maryland Renewable Energy Fund and establishing the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program in the Maryland Energy Administration; establishing the purpose of the Program; establishing the duties of the Administration under the Program; establishing the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; providing that the Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund not subject to a specified law; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/25
First Reading Finance
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Klausmeier) Adopted
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
1/28
Re-assigned Finance & Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/26
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Brinkley) Adopted
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (17-29)
Floor Committee Amendment (Education Health and Environmental Affairs) Rejected (15-31)
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (19-27)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Failed (21-25)
3/29
Motion Reconsider Third Reading Failed (Senator Harrington) Adopted (31-16)
Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Conway) Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Education Health and Environmental Affairs)
Motion Laid Over (Senator Stoltzfus) Withdrawn
Floor Committee Amendment (Education Health and Environmental Affairs) Adopted (45-1)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed (30-17)
4/5
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (30-16)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/28
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/5
Re-referred Economic Matters
4/7
Hearing 4/7 at 10:00 a.m.
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate McHale) Adopted (118-21)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (113-25)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/24
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 127

Sponsored by:

President, The
Administration
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Disclosure
Electronic Government
Energy Matters -see also- Fuel; Power Plants; Solar Energy
Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Grants
Hearings
Loans -see also- Mortgages
Penalties
Pollution -see also- Sediment Control
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Public Information
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Rules and Regulations
Social Services -see also- Welfare
Solar Energy
Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Environment
( 2-1002 , 2-107 , 2-107 )
Public Utility Companies
( 7-701 , 7-701 , 7-705 , 7-707 )
State Government
( 9-20B-12 , 9-20B-11 , 9-20B-10 , 9-20B-09 , 9-20B-08 , 9-20B-07 , 9-20B-06 , 9-20B-05 , 9-20B-04 , 9-20B-03 , 9-20B-02 , 9-20B-01 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 277971/02     Offered on: March 31, 2008   at: 9:40 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 623521/01     Offered on: March 31, 2008   at: 9:46 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 723824/01     Offered on: March 31, 2008   at: 10:08 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 807172/01     Offered on: March 31, 2008   at: 9:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 864333/01     Offered on: March 31, 2008   at: 9:54 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 894938/03     Offered on: April 2, 2008   at: 11:11 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 503290/02     Offered on: April 7, 2008   at: 10:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 27, 2008: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {623521/1 Rejected (17-29)
March 27, 2008: Floor Committee Amendment (Education Health and Environmental Affairs) {864333/1 Rejected (15-31)
March 27, 2008: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {723824/1 Rejected (19-27)
March 28, 2008: Third Reading Failed (21-25)
March 29, 2008: Motion Reconsider Third Reading Failed (Harrington) Adopted (31-16)
March 29, 2008: Floor Committee Amendment (Education Health and Environmental Affairs) {894938/3 Adopted (45-1)
March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed (30-17)
April 5, 2008: Third Reading Passed (30-16)
House
April 4, 2008: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (McHale) Adopted (118-21)
April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (113-25)