2008 Regular Session

Utility Regulation (C5)

Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 53

HB 82
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Stukes, Burns, Conaway, Oaks, Riley, Robinson, Tarrant, and F. Turner
Entitled
Public Service Companies - Electric Companies and Electricity Suppliers - Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 127
Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Beidle
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Employees - Notice and Identification
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 340
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 347
Sponsored By
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, and Frush
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland, College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 368
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 128
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates McHale, Hecht, Mathias, Ali, Aumann, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Gilchrist, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, Krebs, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Kirk, and Krysiak
Entitled
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 608
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 130
Sponsored By
Delegates Kelly, Bartlett, Beidle, Beitzel, Conaway, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Jennings, Kipke, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stull, Weldon, Hecht, Manno, Mathias, and Taylor
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs and Services - Customer Notification and Report
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 611
Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Anderson (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Carter, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Rosenberg, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled
Underground Facilities - Determination of Marking - Initial Fees
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 624
Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates McDonough, DeBoy, Elliott, Impallaria, and Minnick
Entitled
Energy Consumer Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 822
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Feldman, McHale, and Miller
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Alternatives to Long-Term Electricity Generation Contracts and New Electricity Generation
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 839
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Lafferty, Bromwell, DeBoy, Hucker, Malone, Mizeur, Niemann, Olszewski, and Schuler
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Electric Companies - Tree Care Activities
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 987
Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Taylor, Ali, Frick, Heller, Hucker, Montgomery, Reznik, and Vaughn
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Broadband Internet Service
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1043
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled
Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation - Prince George's County PG 423-08
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1062
Status as of February 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Kelly
Entitled
Public Utilities - Voice over Internet Protocol Service - Customer Address Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1143
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Kullen, Barnes, Frush, and Pena-Melnyk
Entitled
Telephone Companies - Intracounty and Adjacent Local Calling
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1144
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hucker and Feldman
Entitled
Information Technology - Public-Private Deployment Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1165
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hecht, Harrison, and Kirk
Entitled
Electric Restructuring - Electricity Supply Services - Residential Customers and Small Commercial Customers
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1166
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 136
Sponsored By
Delegates Davis, Haddaway, Hecht, King, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Minnick, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 1 Renewable Source - Poultry Litter
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1217
Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Beitzel, Carr, Heller, Kelly, Lee, Manno, and Montgomery
Entitled
Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1246
Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hucker, Glenn, and Haynes
Entitled
Transition Costs - Return to Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Customers - Condition of Approval to Construct a Nuclear Reactor
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1314
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates McHale, Bobo, Conaway, Elliott, Hecht, Impallaria, Krebs, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, Morhaim, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Vaughn, and Walkup
Entitled
Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1336
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Davis
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Telecommunications Services - Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1340
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Boteler, Aumann, George, Kach, McDonough, and Shewell
Entitled
Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1384
Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Rudolph
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Maryland Energy Generation Authority
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1389
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Mizeur
Entitled
Maryland Smart Grid Initiative
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1545
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled
Electric Universal Service Program - Administration
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1546
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Electricity Supply - Distribution of Costs
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1547
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Investigatory Expenses
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1548
Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Standard Offer Service Auctions - Disclosure of Bid Information
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1578
Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Delegates Levy, Bohanan, Frush, Kullen, Murphy, and Wood
Entitled
Electricity Generation - Long-Term Contracts and Use of Consortium of Electric Companies to Build New Facilities
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Senate Rules
HB 1591
Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate DeBoy
Entitled
Public Service Companies - Passenger-For-Hire Services
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1600
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate McHale
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Regulation of Nuclear Decommissioning Funds
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1626
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Nuclear Decommissioning, Electric Industry Restructuring, and Acquisition and Financing Approvals
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
SB 31
Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 346
Sponsored By
Senator Rosapepe
Entitled
Public Utility Companies - Bus Service Provided by University of Maryland, College Park - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 268
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 127
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
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
SB 278
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
Entitled
Maryland Energy Independence Act of 2008
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 329
Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Klausmeier
Entitled
Electric Restructuring - Electricity Supply Services - Residential Customers and Small Commercial Customers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 348
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 1 Renewable Source - Poultry Litter
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 408
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Electric Restructuring - Nuclear Reactor - Recovery of Decommissioning Costs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 417
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 129
Sponsored By
Senators Edwards, Brinkley, Kittleman, Munson, and Pipkin
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs and Services - Customer Notification and Report
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 445
Status as of February 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pugh and McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Senators Conway and Jones
Entitled
Underground Facilities - Determination of Marking - Initial Fees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 448
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
Entitled
Constellation Energy Group, Inc., and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company - Return of Transition Costs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 450
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Electric and Gas Consumers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 479
Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Electric Companies - Assessment Resulting From Default of Payments From Financial Speculation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 499
Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Kramer, Dyson, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled
Task Force to Study Offshore Wind Farms
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 515
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Raskin
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Broadband Internet Service
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 583
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Della, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled
Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 721
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Klausmeier
Entitled
Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Annual Reports
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 727
Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senators Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, and Brochin
Entitled
Electric Companies - Notification of Tree Care Schedule and Review - Public Service Commission
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 746
Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Brochin
Entitled
Electric Companies - Removal or Clearing of Trees - Notice and Cease and Desist Order
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 979
Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Robey
Entitled
Public Service Companies - Passenger-For-Hire Services
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 991
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Alternatives to Long-Term Electricity Generation Contracts and New Electricity Generation
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 993
Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Harrington
Entitled
Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation - Prince George's County
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 997
Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Regulation of Nuclear Decommissioning Funds
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 1013
Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 133
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Nuclear Decommissioning, Electric Industry Restructuring, and Acquisition and Financing Approvals
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters