BILL INFO-2011 Regular Session-SB 692

2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 692

EMERGENCY BILL File Code: Utility Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 391

Sponsored By:: Senator Middleton and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Pugh

Entitled:: Maryland Electricity Service Quality and Reliability Act - Safety Violations

Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations on or before July 1, 2012, that implement specified service quality and reliability standards relating to the delivery of electricity to retail customers by electric companies through their distribution systems; requiring regulations to include service quality and reliability standards, account for major outages, and require an electric company to file a corrective action plan if it fails to meet service quality and reliability standards; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

Senate Action

2/4: First Reading Finance
2/9: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/26: Favorable with Amendments; Laid Over (Senator Frosh) Adopted
3/27: Favorable with Amendments; Special Order until 3/30 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
3/28: Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) Adopted (27-18); Floor Amendment (Senator Frosh) Rejected (22-22); Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Adopted (45-0); Floor Amendment (Senator Madaleno) Rejected (16-30); Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/29: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
4/6: Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments; Senate Requests House Recede; Conference Committee Appointed; Senators Middleton, Garagiola, and Kittleman
4/8: Conference Committee Report Adopted; Third Reading Passed (45-0)
4/9: Passed Enrolled

House Action

3/30: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/7: Re-referred Economic Matters
4/9: Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/5: Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (122-15); Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Delegate Davis) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Delegate Davis) Adopted; Third Reading Passed with Amendments (110-19)
4/8: House Refuses to Recede; Conference Committee Appointed; Delegates McHale, Haddaway-Riccio, and W. Miller
4/9: Conference Committee Report Adopted; Third Reading Passed (117-22)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/10: Approved by the Governor; - Chapter 167

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices

Hearings

Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Public Service Commission

Reports

Rules and Regulations

Safety -see also- Occupational Safety

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Utilities

( 7-213 , 13-201 , 13-202 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: Senate Number: 103926/01 Offered on: March 30, 2011 at: 11:13 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 123624/04 Offered on: March 30, 2011 at: 10:43 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 243126/01 Offered on: March 30, 2011 at: 11:17 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 497875/01 Offered on: March 30, 2011 at: 10:42 a.m. Status: Adopted Number: 943521/01 Offered on: March 30, 2011 at: 11:19 a.m. Status: Rejected House Number: 803997/01 Offered on: April 9, 2011 at: 1:25 p.m. Status: Adopted Number: 833426/01 Offered on: April 9, 2011 at: 11:11 p.m. Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents: Report Number: 833321/1 Offered on: April 11, 2011 at: 11:50 p.m. Status: Adopted Amendment Number: 533421/1 Offered on: April 11, 2011 at: 11:50 p.m. Status: Adopted
Committee Votes : Senate Finance House Economic Matters
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown): Senate March 28, 2011: Floor Amendment (Frosh) {123624/4 Adopted (27-18) March 28, 2011: Floor Amendment (Frosh) {103926/1 Rejected (22-22) March 28, 2011: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {243126/1 Adopted (45-0) March 28, 2011: Floor Amendment (Madaleno) {943521/1 Rejected (16-30) March 29, 2011: Third Reading Passed (45-0) April 8, 2011: Third Reading Passed (45-0) House April 6, 2011: Third Reading Passed (122-15) April 6, 2011: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (110-19) April 9, 2011: Third Reading Passed (117-22)