UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 68

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  HB 12

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Proceedings - Scope and Time Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 13

  Status as of March 23, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Wireless Telecommunications Service - Definitions and Consumer Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 61

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Interexchange Telecommunications Carriers - Customer Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 63

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Telecommunication Services - Basic Local Exchange Service Quality

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 109

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Telephone Companies - Alternative Form of Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 110

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stern

  Entitled

  Telecommunications Carriers - Prohibited Actions - Penalties and Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 135

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 494

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Franchot, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Orders - Public Utility Regulation Fund and Filing Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 153

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Department of Legislative Services)

  Entitled

  Electric Cooperatives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 161

  Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Menes (Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates Vallario, Hutchins, Montague, Barkley, Petzold, Eckardt, Boschert, Pitkin, Burns, Bronrott, Cole, Conroy, and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Jude House/Thunderbird Wastewater Treatment Plant

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 198

  Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 43

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee and Delegate Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Political Subdivisions - Powers and Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 233

  Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Cooperation with Municipal Corporations - Proposed Capital Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 268

  Status as of April 5, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch and Owings

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Natural Gas Universal Service Program Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 345

  Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Billings, Hubbard, Oaks, Morhaim, Bobo, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Aggregation - Counties and Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 553

  Status as of May 6, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 377

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Utilities Used to Produce Snow for Commercial Purposes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 555

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Benson, Valderrama, Paige, Sophocleus, Moe, and Bobo

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Systems Repairs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 567

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation - Allegany and Garrett Counties - Natural Gas Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 659

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 534

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim , Redmer, Zirkin, Carlson, Boutin, and Stern

  Entitled

  Environment - Water Security and Sewerage Systems Advisory Council - Committee on Wastewater Treatment Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 680

  Status as of February 13, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Separation of Regulated and Nonregulated Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 693

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 537

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Shriver, R. Baker, Bobo, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, D'Amato, DeCarlo, Dembrow, Healey, Heller, Howard, Hubers, V. Jones, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Pitkin, Riley, Rosso, Sher, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Maryland Water Conservation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 718

  Status as of April 4, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir

  Entitled

  Water and Sewer - Lots Created by Intrafamily Transfers and Preexisting Lots - Sewer Connections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 766

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Service Charge - Limitation of Owner's Liability PG/MC 117-02

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 767

  Status as of April 9, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 87

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Pretreatment Program - Citations and Complaints PG/MC 105-02

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 788

  Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Klausmeier and Redmer

  Entitled

  Environment - Well Drilling Permits - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 916

  Status as of March 19, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McIntosh

  Entitled

  State Government - Public Information Act - Records Related to Public Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HB 947

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Public Service Companies - Systems Repairs PG 432-02

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1034

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates La Vay, Amedori, R. Baker, Baldwin, Bartlett, Barve, Boschert, Boutin, Branch, Brinkley, Busch, Dewberry, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Franchot, Fulton, Giannetti, Greenip, Hecht, Hill, Hutchins, Kagan, Kelly, Klima, Leopold, Marriott, McKee, Mitchell, Murphy, O'Donnell, Owings, Patterson, Petzold, Pielke, Pitkin, Ports, Redmer, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Valderrama, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Public-Private Transportation Act of 2002

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1051

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Taylor, Amedori, W. Baker, Barkley, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Bronrott, Cane, Crouse, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Getty, Hecht, Hubbard, Hutchins, James, Kelly, Linton, McClenahan, McKee, Mitchell, Moe, O'Donnell, Owings, Parrott, Riley, Rudolph, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Environment - Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1054

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Snodgrass, Billings, Bobo, Bozman, Brinkley, Clagett, Crouse, Donoghue, Hubbard, and Rosso

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Electric Generating Stations - Zoning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1056

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Environment - Wastewater Treatment - Use of Chlorine and Ultraviolet Light

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1057

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Zirkin

  Entitled

  Environment - Use of Chlorine in Wastewater Treatment Plants - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1064

  Status as of March 4, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Energy-Saving Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1089

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Giannetti, Barkley, Bartlett, Billings, Cane, Carlson, D'Amato, D. Davis, Elliott, Frush, Gordon, Hammen, Hubbard, Hubers, Klausmeier, La Vay, Leopold, Menes, Moe, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Owings, Pitkin, Redmer, Sher, Snodgrass, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Moving Overhead Utility Lines Underground

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1130

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 263

  Sponsored By

  Delegate D. Davis

  Entitled

  Universal Service Program Fund - Retention

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1148

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 267

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Enforcement - Cease and Desist Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1164

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 560

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern and D. Davis

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Standards and Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1183

  Status as of February 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bozman, Conway, McClenahan, Weir, Cane, Boutin, Owings, Wood, Taylor, Mitchell, Hixson, Schisler, Stull, Sher, Hammen, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Mohorovic, Oaks, Billings, Klausmeier, Frush, Stern, Busch, Elliott, Doory, and D. Davis

  Entitled

  Coastal Bays Protection Program - Establishment - Worcester County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1215

  Status as of February 15, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shriver, Franchot, and Sher

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Clean Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1280

  Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Use of Trade Names and Trademarks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1301

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Hecht, and James

  Entitled

  Environment - Maryland Public Water and Wastewater Construction - Interagency Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1307

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Net Energy Metering - Definitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1332

  Status as of March 22, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Energy-Saving Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1338

  Status as of March 18, 2002: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carlson

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Water System Chlorination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1375

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krysiak, C. Davis, Hammen, Dypski, Branch, Cole, Dobson, Doory, Fulton, Gladden, Harrison, Phillips, Kirk, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Rawlings, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1392

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup and Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Wind Electric Generating Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1440

  Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson and Hecht

  Entitled

  Joint Oversight Committee on Electric Customer Choice and Competition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 2

  Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Retail Electric and Gas Industries - Aggregators - Counties and Municipal Corporations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 129

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 135

  Sponsored By

  The President (Department of Legislative Services)

  Entitled

  Electric Cooperatives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 173

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Public Service Companies - Systems Repairs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 194

  Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Underground Facilities - Marking Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 283

  Status as of January 23, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Enforcement - Cease and Desist Orders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 285

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 144

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Generation and Emissions Studies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 323

  Status as of May 16, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 440

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration)

  Entitled

  The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2002

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 509

  Status as of March 21, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Separation of Regulated and Nonregulated Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 541

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, Currie, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Sfikas, Stone, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Energy-Saving Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 549

  Status as of April 8, 2002: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Van Hollen, Conway, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Maryland Water Conservation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 620

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Public Utility Regulation Fund and Filing Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters

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  SB 643

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 178

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker and Middleton

  Entitled

  Environment - Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 650

  Status as of March 11, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Environment - Well Drilling Permits - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 653

  Status as of April 25, 2002: Became Law - Chapter 179

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Forehand, Frosh, Ruben, Colburn, Dorman, Dyson, Green, Kelley, Middleton, Pinsky, Van Hollen, Astle, DeGrange, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Moving Overhead Utility Lines Underground

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 681

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Sfikas

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 720

  Status as of March 14, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Collins

  Entitled

  State Government - Public Information Act - Records Related to Public Safety

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 740

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Forehand, Hafer, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Neall, Ruben, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Public-Private Transportation Act of 2002

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 783

  Status as of April 6, 2002: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Use of Trade Names and Trademarks

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 814

  Status as of March 25, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Electric Generating Stations - Zoning

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 832

  Status as of May 15, 2002: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Universal Service Program Fund - Retention of Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 874

  Status as of March 6, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Charles County - Jude House/Thunderbird Wastewater Treatment Plant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 894

  Status as of April 7, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - Requests Recede

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Joint Oversight Committee on Electric Customer Choice and Competition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 901

  Status as of March 20, 2002: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Generating Station Construction - Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules