Legislation

Title: Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020)
Sponsored by: Delegates Sample-Hughes, Adams, Anderton, Arentz, Ghrist, Griffith, Hartman, Hornberger, Jacobs, Mautz, McKay, Otto, and Reilly
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 606
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing a process for an electric cooperative to operate as a member-regulated cooperative in a certain area; requiring a cooperative's board of directors to hold a certain meeting and forums and provide a certain notice and information to the cooperative's members on whether to operate as a member-regulated cooperative; requiring a member-regulated cooperative to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the status of the deployment of broadband Internet service to the cooperative's members; etc.

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Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: SB0540

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2020 Legislative Date 2/05/2020 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2020 Legislative Date 2/06/2020 Action Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {693896/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/11/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (131-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/18/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {677073/1 Adopted Proceedings 53AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 53AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Hershey) Adopted Proceedings 53AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 53AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 53 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (126-0) Proceedings 53 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 606 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/05/2020	2/05/2020	First Reading Economic Matters
House	2/06/2020	2/06/2020	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020)
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	3/14/2020	3/11/2020	Favorable with Amendments {693896/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2020	3/11/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020)
House	3/15/2020	3/12/2020	Third Reading Passed (131-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Referred Finance	51 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/18/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/18/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable with Amendments {677073/1 Adopted	53AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/14/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	53AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/14/2020	Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Hershey) Adopted	53AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/14/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	53AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2020	3/16/2020	House Concurs Senate Amendments	53 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2020	3/16/2020	Third Reading Passed (126-0)	53 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2020	3/16/2020	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020)
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 606
			Text - Chapter - Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020)

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