2009 Regular Session
Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 65
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Cardin
- Entitled
- State Government - Operation of State Building Cooling Systems
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Oaks, Haynes, James, Barkley, Bronrott, Hecht, Krysiak, Mathias, Manno, McHale, Robinson, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Welfare to Work - Job Skills Enhancement Program - Green Jobs
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations and Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- 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
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Levi, Barnes, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Beitzel
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McDonough
- Entitled
- Constellation Energy Group Review Commission
- Committee
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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
Assignments -
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
- Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge or Bond or Other Security - Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Gas, Electric, and Telephone Companies - Billing Practices
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HB 800
Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker and Manno
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Barkley, Beidle, Bronrott, Frush, Gilchrist, Haynes, Hucker, Kaiser, Lafferty, Levy, Montgomery, Morhaim, Schuh, Schuler, Shewell, Stein, Stull, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- Marilyn J. Praisner Safe and Earth-Friendly Roadway Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carter, Ali, Nathan-Pulliam, Rice, Riley, Stukes, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Required Approval - Acquisition of Generation Facility
- Committee
Assignments -
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 V. Clagett, Anderson, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Manno, Niemann, Rosenberg, Stein, and Weir
- Entitled
- Real Property - Community Land Trusts
- Committee
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House: Environmental Matters
- 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
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McHale
- Entitled
- Electricity - Smart Grid Initiative
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Jones, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Gaines, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, James, Levy, and Proctor
- Entitled
- Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
- Committee
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House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee - Membership MC/PG 115-09
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, and Kaiser
- Entitled
- Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kelly
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency - Cost Recovery Surcharge Prohibition
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bobo, Carr, Frush, Healey, and Hucker
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Senate Rules
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Smigiel and Taylor
- Entitled
- Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, V. Clagett, Frush, and Wood
- Entitled
- Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)
- Entitled
- Environmental Trust Fund - Environmental Surcharge - Sunset Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- 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
Assignments -
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
Assignments -
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
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 4
Status as of January 14, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Harrington
- Entitled
- Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Astle
- Entitled
- Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2006, 2007, and 2008 - Anne Arundel County - Annapolis Underground Wiring
- Committee
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Senate: Budget and Taxation
- 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
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Peters, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
SB 529
Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Harrington
- Entitled
- Environment - Environmental Justice Review - Public Service Companies
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
- 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
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh, Conway, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Peters
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Edwards
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Wind Generating Stations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Conway, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Harris
- Entitled
- Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental 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
- 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
Assignments -
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
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator DeGrange
- Entitled
- Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Forehand
- Entitled
- Transportation - Highways - Lighting
- Committee
Assignments -
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
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Raskin, Frosh, Gladden, and Muse
- Entitled
- Real Property - Community Land Trusts
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- 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 Kelley
- Entitled
- Welfare to Work - Job Skills Enhancement Program - Green Jobs
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations
- 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
