File Code: Utility Regulation
- Sponsored By: 
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Delegates Hecht, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bohanan, Burns, Cardin,
Carr, Guzzone, Harrison, Hucker, Ivey, Kelly, King, Lafferty, Levi, Manno,
Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stein,
Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
 
- Entitled: 
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Telephone Companies - Acquisitions and Franchises
 
Requiring specified telephone companies to provide the Public Service
Commission with copies of specified documents at specified times under
specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to provide the
telephone companies with specified confidentiality and other
protections under specified circumstances; prohibiting specified
persons from acquiring the power to exercise specified influence over
the policies and actions of a telephone company under specified
circumstances without prior authorization from the Commission; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/12
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 - 2/24
 - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/17
 - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Withdrawn
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
 - Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
 - Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
 - Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
 - Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
 - Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
 - Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
 - Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13
 - Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
 - Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
 - Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
 - Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
 - Delegate James J. King, District 33A
 - Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
 - Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
 - 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 Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
 - Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
 - Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
 - Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
 - Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
 - Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
 - Franchises
 - Mergers and Acquisitions
 - Privacy
 - Public Service Commission
 - Telephones
 - Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Public Utility Companies
 - (
 6-106 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
 
 House 
- Economic Matters