2010 Regular Session

Alternative Energy Sources

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 47

HB 390
Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Beitzel
Entitled
Garrett County - County Commissioners - Commercial Grade Wind Turbines
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 464
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 493
Sponsored By
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Frick, Doory, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, Niemann, Reznik, Ross, Shewell, and Stein
Entitled
Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2010
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 468
Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading 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
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 471
Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading 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
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 701
Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters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
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 791
Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable 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
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 801
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 437
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
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 821
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 574
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
HB 827
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
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
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 852
Status as of March 30, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
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
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 902
Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates George, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Impallaria, King, Love, McHale, Minnick, and Shewell
Entitled
Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 908
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 713
Sponsored By
Delegates Feldman, Hecht, Rice, Stein, and Bronrott
Entitled
Maryland Clean Energy Center - Miscellaneous Provisions
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters and Appropriations
Senate: Finance
HB 922
Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Hecht
Entitled
The Renewables First Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 943
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 276
Sponsored By
Delegates McIntosh, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Glenn, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, McHale, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Olszewski, Ramirez, Reznik, Riley, and Weir
Entitled
Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 1013
Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Beitzel
Entitled
Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond, or Other Security, and Fund
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1014
Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hecht, Waldstreicher, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Rice, and Stull
Entitled
Clean Energy Loan Programs
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1085
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Mizeur and Hecht
Entitled
Clean Energy Loan Programs - Renewable Energy Projects
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1112
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 722
Sponsored By
Carroll County Delegation
Entitled
Carroll County - Green Building Tax Credit
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 1169
Status as of March 30, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading 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
HB 1224
Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Hucker, Bobo, Bronrott, Frush, Hecht, Hubbard, Lafferty, and Taylor
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Long-Term Power Purchasing Agreements - Renewable Energy
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1510
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegates Bartlett and Haddaway
Entitled
Renewable Energy - Funding
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1534
Status as of April 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Hecht
Entitled
Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HB 1537
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Delegate Hecht
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Water Heating Systems
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
HJ 6
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegate Hubbard
Entitled
Comprehensive Federal Clean Energy Jobs and Climate Legislation
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
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
SB 23
Status as of February 15, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Mooney
Entitled
Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 50
Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Mooney
Entitled
Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 200
Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading 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
SB 277
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 494
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
SB 282
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Finance
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
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 287
Status as of April 7, 2010: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Forehand, Garagiola, Harrington, Klausmeier, Lenett, and Pinsky
Entitled
Maryland Clean Energy Incentive Act of 2010
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means and Economic Matters
SB 301
Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Edwards
Entitled
Garrett County - County Commissioners - Commercial Grade Wind Turbines
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 311
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By
Senators Miller, Klausmeier, Astle, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Robey
Entitled
Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
SB 355
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 438
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
SB 515
Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Lenett and Rosapepe
Entitled
The Renewables First Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 529
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 573
Sponsored By
Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, and Pugh
Entitled
Net Energy Metering - Fuel Cell
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 537
Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Mooney
Entitled
Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 558
Status as of March 1, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Pinsky, Frosh, Harrington, Raskin, and Rosapepe
Entitled
Public Service Commission - Long-Term Power Purchasing Agreements - Renewable Energy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 569
Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Colburn, DeGrange, Garagiola, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, and Madaleno
Entitled
Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 720
Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Clean Energy Loan Programs
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 791
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 495
Sponsored By
Senator Garagiola
Entitled
Procurement - Multi-Year Contracts for Renewable Energy - Termination Clauses
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 804
Status as of March 30, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Pipkin
Entitled
Ratepayer Relief Act of 2010
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 893
Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senator Garagiola
Entitled
Maryland Clean Energy Center - Miscellaneous Provisions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters and Appropriations
SB 925
Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Carroll County Senators
Entitled
Carroll County - Green Building Tax Credit
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 1067
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 649
Sponsored By
Senators Rosapepe, Currie, Exum, Harrington, Miller, Muse, Peters, and Pinsky
Entitled
Task Force on Solar Hot Water Systems in Prince George's County
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 1107
Status as of April 7, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Garagiola
Entitled
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Water Heating Systems
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 1108
Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By
Senator Garagiola
Entitled
Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Senate Rules