HOUSE BILL 1308

Sponsored By:

The Speaker and Delegates D. Davis, Petzold, Hubbard, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Dumais, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Ross, Simmons, Vaughn, Walkup, Feldman, Gordon, Love, Mandel, Murray, Niemann, Stern, Taylor, Burns, Haddaway, Harrison, and Kirk

Entitled:

Electricity Regulation - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading - Maryland Renewable Energy Fund

Synopsis:

Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish renewable energy portfolio standards for retail electricity sales during specified years; requiring the standards to be met by accumulating renewable energy credits; providing for the eligibility of energy from specified sources; providing limited additional credit for energy from specified sources; providing that a customer who surrenders specified credits retains all rights and title to specified attributes; requiring electricity suppliers to submit an annual report; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/13

First Reading Economic Matters

2/18

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

2/26

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/2 at 2:00 p.m.

3/27

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order 3/29 (Delegate Costa) Adopted

3/28

Floor Amendment (Delegate Costa) Rejected (47-87)

Floor Amendment (Delegate Cluster) Rejected (46-82)

Floor Amendment (Delegate Bozman) Rejected

Special Order later today (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted

Floor Committee Amendment Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/29

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (108-29)

4/10

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (101-32)

Passed Enrolled

5/26

Signed by the Governor Chapter 488

Senate Action

3/30

First Reading Finance

Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.

4/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

4/10

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Middleton) Adopted

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (38-9)

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

AUDITORS AND AUDITS

BIRDS

CONSERVATION -see also- SOIL CONSERVATION

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

GRANTS

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

LOANS -see also- MORTGAGES

MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD -see also- CLAMS; CRABS; OYSTERS

PUBLIC INFORMATION

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SOLAR ENERGY

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

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Utility Companies

( 1-101 , 7-516 , 7-701 , 7-702 , 7-703 , 7-704 , 7-705 , 7-706 , 7-707 , 7-708 , 7-709 , 7-710 , 7-711 , 7-712 , 7-713 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 183821/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2004   at: 1:58 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 253290/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2004   at: 2:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 313025/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2004   at: 2:08 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 363524/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 29, 2004   at: 2:04 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 503394/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2004   at: 4:48 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 527873/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 2004   at: 10:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 28, 2004: Floor Amendment (Costa) {183821/1 Rejected (47-87)

March 28, 2004: Floor Amendment (Cluster) {363524/1 Rejected (46-82)

March 29, 2004: Third Reading Passed (108-29)

April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (101-32)

Senate

April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (38-9)