Legislation

Title: Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 2 Renewable Sources, Qualifying Biomass, and Compliance Fees
Sponsored by: Senator Kelley
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 673
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the renewable energy portfolio standard for 2021 through 2030 and later; extending eligibility of certain Tier 2 renewable sources for purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard in certain years; altering the compliance fee for a shortfall from the required percentage of energy from certain Tier 1 renewable sources for the renewable energy portfolio standard in certain years; altering the definition of "qualifying biomass" for certain purposes; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Economic Matters

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0875

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0168 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021, October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 10/30/2020 Legislative Date 10/30/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/23/2020 Legislative Date 12/23/2020 Action Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2021 Legislative Date 2/03/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2021 Legislative Date 2/03/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {957570/1 Proceedings 7 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2021 Legislative Date 2/03/2021 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator King) Adopted Proceedings 7 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Proceedings 8 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Committee Amendment {957570/1 Adopted Proceedings 8 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Adopted Proceedings 8 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Floor Amendment {503726/1 (Senator Edwards) Rejected Proceedings 8 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Floor Amendment {463925/1 (Senator Hough) Rejected (16-30) Proceedings 8 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Floor Amendment {573228/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected (15-30) Proceedings 8 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 8 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2021 Legislative Date 2/09/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (32-15) Proceedings 9 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Referred Economic Matters Proceedings 10 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 4/05/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {773192/1 Adopted Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action Motion Special Order until 04/10 (Delegate D.E. Davis) Adopted Proceedings 41AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/26/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (96-42) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Augustine and Hershey) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action Senate Requests House Recede Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Augustine and Hershey) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates D.E. Davis, Dumais and Brooks) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action House Refuses Recede Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates D.E. Davis, Dumais and Brooks) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Conference Committee Report {773029/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (33-11) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/29/2021 Action Conference Committee Report {773029/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/29/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (94-40) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/24/2021 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 2 Renewable Sources, Qualifying Biomass, and Compliance Fees Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/30/2021 Legislative Date 5/30/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 673 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 2 Renewable Sources, Qualifying Biomass, and Compliance Fees Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	10/30/2020	10/30/2020	Pre-filed
Senate	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Finance
Senate	12/23/2020	12/23/2020	Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/03/2021	2/03/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	2/03/2021	2/03/2021	Favorable with Amendments {957570/1	7 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/03/2021	2/03/2021	Motion Laid Over (Senator King) Adopted	7 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Favorable with Amendments	8 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Committee Amendment {957570/1 Adopted	8 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Favorable with Amendments Adopted	8 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Floor Amendment {503726/1 (Senator Edwards) Rejected	8 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Floor Amendment {463925/1 (Senator Hough) Rejected (16-30)	8 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Floor Amendment {573228/1 (Senator Carozza) Rejected (15-30)	8 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	8 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass
Senate	2/09/2021	2/09/2021	Third Reading Passed (32-15)	9 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Referred Economic Matters	10 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	4/05/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	Favorable with Amendments {773192/1 Adopted	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2021	3/20/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2021	3/22/2021	Motion Special Order until 04/10 (Delegate D.E. Davis) Adopted	41AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2021	3/26/2021	Third Reading Passed (96-42)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Senate Requests House Recede	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Augustine and Hershey)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	Senate Requests House Recede	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Feldman, Augustine and Hershey)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	House Refuses Recede	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates D.E. Davis, Dumais and Brooks)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	House Refuses Recede	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates D.E. Davis, Dumais and Brooks)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/23/2021	Conference Committee Report {773029/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/23/2021	Third Reading Passed (33-11)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/29/2021	Conference Committee Report {773029/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/29/2021	Third Reading Passed (94-40)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/24/2021	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 2 Renewable Sources, Qualifying Biomass, and Compliance Fees
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 673
			Text - Chapter - Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 2 Renewable Sources, Qualifying Biomass, and Compliance Fees

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