2010 Regular Session
Utility Regulation (C5)
Current Status of Legislation Total number of Bills: 71
- Sponsored By
- Delegate V. Turner
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Termination of Electric or Gas Service - Notice
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stein, Cardin, Glenn, Lafferty, Morhaim, Olszewski, and Weir
- Entitled
- Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories - Customer Opt Out
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Manno, Elmore, Hecht, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Levy, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, Reznik, Shewell, and Stein
- Entitled
- Off-Shore Wind Generation - Qualified Submerged Renewable Energy Lines
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hecht, Manno, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, DeBoy, Doory, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, Reznik, Ross, Shewell, and Stein
- Entitled
- Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Manno and Hecht
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Report on the State's Long-Term Energy Needs
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frush, Pena-Melnyk, Barnes, and Gaines
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - University of Maryland, College Park Bus Service - Motor Carrier Permit Exemption - Removal of Sunset
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Holmes, Jameson, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, and Niemann
- Entitled
- Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Allocation of Proceeds
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Harrison, Kirk, and Krysiak
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral Program
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Frick, George, Glenn, Holmes, Krysiak, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, and Riley
- Entitled
- Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Payment for Accrued Generation Credit
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Hammen, McHale, and Oaks
- Entitled
- Electricity - Competitive Supply - Information
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Beitzel, Bates, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Jenkins, Kaiser, Kelly, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Myers, Norman, Riley, Serafini, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Wind Turbines - Performance Standards
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McHale, Hecht, Bartlett, Hammen, Krysiak, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Feldman, Frick, George, Glenn, Holmes, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Stull, Burns, Braveboy, Davis, Haddaway, Harrison, Impallaria, Jameson, King, Minnick, Rudolph, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Credits
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate McHale
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Cost Reimbursement
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Barkley, King, McHale, Taylor, Vaughn, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Net Energy Metering - Fuel Cell
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, V. Clagett, Eckardt, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Jameson, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levy, Love, Morhaim, Niemann, O'Donnell, Ross, Schuh, Sossi, Stein, Taylor, and Wood
- Entitled
- Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates George, Barkley, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Impallaria, King, Love, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Shewell, Jameson, Manno, Rudolph, Taylor, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering Credit Transfers - Municipalities
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kramer, Conaway, Ivey, McConkey, Montgomery, Ramirez, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Hecht, Manno, Mathias, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Telephone Bills - Third-Party Vendor Billing
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates George, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Impallaria, King, Love, McHale, Minnick, and Shewell
- Entitled
- Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hecht
- Entitled
- The Renewables First Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- 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
- Telephone Companies - Acquisitions and Franchises
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Ali, Bronrott, Carr, Frush, Manno, Morhaim, and Stein
- Entitled
- Public and Commercial Buildings - Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure
- 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 Shank
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Residential Rates
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Davis
- Entitled
- Residential Multiple Occupancy Buildings - Master Meters - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Services
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett, Cane, Elmore, Frick, Hecht, Kipke, Krebs, McHale, Sossi, Stull, Barkley, Feldman, Haddaway, Impallaria, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Agricultural and Net Energy Metering Production Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Hecht, Hubbard, Lafferty, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Long-Term Power Purchasing Agreements - Renewable Energy
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Taylor, Ali, Conaway, and Hucker
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Information on Customer Choice
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vaughn, Branch, Davis, McHale, Tarrant, and Walker
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Gas and Electric Service - Alternative Payment Agreements
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Davis
- Entitled
- Underground Facilities - Damage Prevention
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Davis
- Entitled
- Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Account Information
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hecht, Rosenberg, Davis, Feldman, Haddaway, Krysiak, Manno, McHale, Rudolph, Taylor, Carter, Hammen, Oaks, Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, King, Mathias, Minnick, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Customer Education on Customer Choice
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Schuh
- Entitled
- For-Hire Driving Services - Temporary For-Hire Driver's Licenses and Operator's Dress Code
- Committee
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House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett and Haddaway
- Entitled
- Renewable Energy - Funding
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hecht
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hecht
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Overhead Transmission Lines - Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hecht
- Entitled
- Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Water Heating Systems
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
HJ 7
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates George, Barnes, Beidle, V. Clagett, Dwyer, Frush, King, Kipke, Love, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Schuh, and Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Wind Power Project at Greenbury Point
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
HJ 10
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Love, Schuh, Beidle, Dwyer, Kipke, and Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Targeted Interference with Wireless Communication Service Within Correctional Facilities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Mooney
- Entitled
- Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Mooney
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering
- 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
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, Harrington, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Klausmeier, Forehand, Harrington, King, Madaleno, McFadden, and Pinsky
- Entitled
- Off-Shore Wind Generation - Qualified Submerged Renewable Energy Lines
- Committee
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Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Della, Frosh, Harrington, Pipkin, Raskin, Rosapepe, Middleton, Garagiola, Exum, and Mooney
- Entitled
- Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Credits
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- The Renewables First Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Net Energy Metering - Fuel Cell
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Mooney
- Entitled
- Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Garagiola, Haines, Klausmeier, Peters, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Residential Multiple Occupancy Buildings - Master Meters - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Services
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Harrington, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Long-Term Power Purchasing Agreements - Renewable Energy
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Colburn, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno
- Entitled
- Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
- Committee
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Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - University of Maryland, College Park Bus Service - Motor Carrier Permit Exemption - Removal of Sunset and Service Expansion
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Currie, and Harrington
- Entitled
- Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories - Customer Opt Out
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Currie, Forehand, Harrington, Jones, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Raskin, and Exum
- Entitled
- Telephone Bills - Third-Party Vendor Billing
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden
- Entitled
- For-Hire Driving Services - Temporary For-Hire Driver's Licenses and Operator's Dress Code
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Della, Exum, Harrington, Kelley, Lenett, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Telephone Companies - Acquisitions and Franchises
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett, Della, Harrington, King, Madaleno, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Public and Commercial Buildings - Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton, Frosh, Kelley, and Stone
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Cost Reimbursement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Proceedings and Orders
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Astle, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Account Information
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- Ratepayer Relief Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin, Brochin, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Frosh, Harrington, Jones, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, Stone, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Electricity Market - Goal of the State - Best Possible Price for Ratepayers Through Reregulation
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Utility Consumer Protection Act of 2010
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Klausmeier, and Middleton
- Entitled
- Underground Facilities - Damage Prevention
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Forehand, Harrington, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, and Muse
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Customer Education on Customer Choice
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Della, Exum, Madaleno, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Pugh, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Public Service Companies - Gas and Electric Service - Alternative Payment Agreements
- Committee
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Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pipkin
- Entitled
- Nuclear Power Transparency Act of 2010
- Committee
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Senate: Senate Rules
- Sponsored By
- Senators Mooney and Brinkley
- Entitled
- Public Service Commission - Restriction on the Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Senate Rules
- Sponsored By
- Senator Klausmeier
- Entitled
- Public Utility Companies - Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs - Review of Competitive Selection Procedures
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Water Heating Systems
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator Garagiola
- Entitled
- Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy
- Committee
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Senate: Senate Rules
