Public Service Commission

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 43

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  HB 164

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 404

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Jameson, Cardin, Hucker, and Stein

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Pilot Program for Charging Electric Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 281

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 19

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beitzel and Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Small Rural Electric Cooperative - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 391

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 168

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arora, Barkley, Barve, Cane, Carr, Conaway, Cullison, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Healey, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McMillan, A. Miller, Mizeur, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Simmons, Summers, F. Turner, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Maryland Electricity Service Quality and Reliability Act - Safety Violations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 529

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 531

  Sponsored By

  Delegates A. Miller, Afzali, Alston, Arora, Barkley, Barve, Boteler, Carr, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, George, Gilchrist, Glass, Hammen, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Luedtke, Niemann, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, S. Robinson, Serafini, Summers, F. Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 590

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 84

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Renewable Source Generator Lead Line

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 596

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Account Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 597

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Customer Education on Customer Choice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 658

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann and Holmes

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Sustainable Energy Utilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 662

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Summers, Cullison, Feldman, Ivey, Luedtke, A. Miller, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 708

  Status as of March 18, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Barnes, Carr, Kramer, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Telephone Companies - Line Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 856

  Status as of March 26, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, Barnes, Frick, Haddaway-Riccio, Hucker, Jameson, Love, W. Miller, S. Robinson, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Gas Companies - Infrastructure Replacement - Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 860

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 406

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Clippinger, Hammen, Holmes, and Washington

  Entitled

  Electricity - Net Energy Metering

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 905

  Status as of April 6, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Barkley, Hixson, Hucker, Love, Mizeur, Niemann, Simmons, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Street Lighting - Purchase of Equipment by Local Government and Tariff

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 987

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Carr, Frush, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Local Aggregation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1044

  Status as of March 18, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hucker

  Entitled

  Electricity - Electric Vehicle Charging Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1054

  Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hucker, Barve, Braveboy, Feldman, Burns, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Cardin, Clippinger, Conway, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, S. Robinson, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Washington

  Entitled

  Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1110

  Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, Arora, Barve, Carr, Cullison, Gilchrist, Hixson, Hucker, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Reznik, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Electric Company Franchise - Abandonment and Transfer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1123

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Barkley, and Barnes

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Long-Term Contracts - Solar Renewable Energy Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1171

  Status as of April 6, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Electrical Service Restoration Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1278

  Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Arora, Carr, Cullison, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Luedtke, Reznik, S. Robinson, V. Turner, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Rates - Decoupling Revenue and Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1322

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barkley

  Entitled

  Electric Companies and Electric Cooperatives - Standard Offer Service - Service Rights Auctions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  SB 67

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 18

  Sponsored By

  Senators Edwards and Mathias

  Entitled

  Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Small Rural Electric Cooperative - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 179

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 403

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Garagiola, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Pilot Program for Charging Electric Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 244

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 202

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Stone, Jones-Rodwell, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Mathias

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Customer Education on Customer Choice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 304

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Residential Electric Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 314

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 332

  Status as of March 31, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Gas Companies - Infrastructure Replacement - Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 341

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Raskin, Currie, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Service Quality and Reliability Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 380

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 405

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Ferguson, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, and Muse

  Entitled

  Electricity - Net Energy Metering

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 459

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Electric and Gas Consumers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 460

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Nuclear Power Transparency Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 521

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Electricity Market - Goal of the State - Best Possible Price for Ratepayers Through Reregulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 619

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno, Benson, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Telephone Companies - Line Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 648

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 691

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 83

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Renewable Source Generator Lead Line

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 692

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 167

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 704

  Status as of March 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Pugh

  Entitled

  Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Residential Customer Account Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 715

  Status as of March 31, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Long-Term Contracts - Solar Renewable Energy Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 718

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 530

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 734

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Kelley, Middleton, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Electric Companies - Long-Range Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 749

  Status as of March 31, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno and Mathias

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Electrical Service Restoration Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 804

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Extended Service Disruptions - Penalties and Ratepayer Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 861

  Status as of February 18, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Garagiola, Astle, Mathias, Middleton, Benson, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance