2009 Regular Session
Utility Regulation (C5)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 54
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Haynes, Aumann, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, James, Kaiser, Kirk, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Termination of Electric and Gas Service - Extreme Temperatures
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Beitzel
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Haynes, Howard, Lee, Mizeur, Stein, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Hot Water Systems
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McDonough and Shewell
- Entitled
- Nuclear Generating Facility - Sale of Electricity at Lowest Best Price and Disclosure of Rates
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McHale, Davis, Haddaway, Krysiak, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Electric Universal Service Program - Modifications
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McHale
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Acquisition of Power to Influence Electric Company, Gas and Electric Company, or Gas Company Policy or Action - Authorization
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hucker
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Purchase or Use of Mountaintop Coal - Prohibited
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Beitzel
- Entitled
- Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond or Other Security, and Fund
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Beitzel
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Wind Turbines - Performance Standards
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Beitzel
- Entitled
- Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge or Bond or Other Security - Fund
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Gas, Electric, and Telephone Companies - Billing Practices
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carter, Ali, Nathan-Pulliam, Rice, Riley, Stukes, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Required Approval - Acquisition of Generation Facility
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McComas, Riley, Bartlett, Bates, Elmore, George, James, Jameson, Kipke, Kullen, McConkey, Myers, Norman, Serafini, Sossi, Stull, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Seniors
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Conaway, Anderson, and Boteler
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Gas and Electric Service - Alternative Payment Agreements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McHale and Hecht
- Entitled
- Net Energy Metering - Micro Combined Heat and Power
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Bobo, Niemann, Robinson, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Residential Solar Energy Act of 2009
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McHale
- Entitled
- Electricity - Smart Grid Initiative
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates DeBoy, G. Clagett, Doory, Frick, Jones, Lafferty, Malone, Schuler, and Stein
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Passenger-For-Hire Services - Limousines
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker and Feldman
- Entitled
- Information Technology - Public-Private Deployment Initiative
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ivey, Healey, Niemann, Olszewski, Ramirez, and Ross
- Entitled
- Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Electricity - Provision of Electricity Supply to Units of State Government and Local Governments
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kelly
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency - Cost Recovery Surcharge Prohibition
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Smigiel and Taylor
- Entitled
- Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, V. Clagett, Frush, and Wood
- Entitled
- Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bromwell
- Entitled
- Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 1488
Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Public Utilities - Electric Meters - Display
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Davis, Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mathias, Miller, Minnick, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Telecommunications - Basic and Competitive Services - Agreement
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Waldstreicher and Hecht
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bartlett
- Entitled
- Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 1580
Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Conaway
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Payment Plans
- Committee
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House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Examination of Accounts, Books, and Records
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Annual Reports
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Glassman, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lenett, McFadden, Peters, and Stone
- Entitled
- Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Allocation of Funds - Low-Income Renewable Energy Programs
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
- Committee
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Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Wind Generating Stations
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Task Force to Study Alternative Energy Generation in Maryland
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Robey
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Passenger-For-Hire Services - Limousines
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Pugh, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Electric Universal Service Program - Modifications
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities and Solar Generating Systems - Performance Standards and Decommissioning and Restoration Studies
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge or Bond or Other Security - Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond or Other Security, and Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Required Approval - Acquisition of Generation Facility
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, McFadden, Pipkin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Harrington, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- The Renewables First Act
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Rosapepe and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Acquisition of Power to Influence Electric Company, Gas and Electric Company, or Gas Company Policy or Action - Authorization
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Electric, Gas, or Gas and Electric Companies - Separation from Other Businesses
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Demand Response Programs - Selection of HVAC Service Providers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Net Energy Metering
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Telecommunications - Basic and Competitive Services - Agreement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pugh
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Prohibition on Terminating Gas and Electric Service - Residential Customers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Termination of Electric and Gas Service - Extreme Temperatures
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
