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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 25

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  HB 47

  Status as of January 20, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  New House of Delegates Office Building - Construction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 158

  Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings and Branch

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Natural Gas Universal Service Program Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 172

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Cardin

  Entitled

  State Government - Buildings - Green Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Appropriations
  

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  HB 182

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 412

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Energy Administration, Maryland) and Delegates Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Administration - Procurement - Federal Energy Grants and Cooperative Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 370

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Conroy, Dumais, Edwards, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hixson, Kaiser, Kelly, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McHale, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Myers, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Stocksdale, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Clean Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 391

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Edwards

  Entitled

  Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Reporting, Compliance, and Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 669

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Franchot

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Definitions and Wind Electric Generating Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 747

  Status as of January 22, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 5 of 2004

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Holmes, Hubbard, Hurson, King, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Owings, Parker, Rosenberg, and Stern

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 752

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Barve, Cadden, Cane, Edwards, Franchot, Gordon, Heller, Hurson, Kelly, King, McHale, McKee, Menes, Rudolph, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Clean Energy Portfolio Standards and Credit Trading - Maryland Clean Energy Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 797

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, Brown, Carter, Doory, Gaines, Griffith, Howard, Hubbard, Jameson, Kelley, McHale, Oaks, Proctor, Stern, Taylor, V. Turner, Burns, Conroy, Feldman, Fulton, Harrison, Impallaria, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Parrott, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Electricity - Universal Service Program - Extension and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 917

  Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Wind Energy, Photovoltaic, and Solar Water Heating Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1038

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Gaines, and Healey

  Entitled

  Environment - Fast-Fill Compressed Natural Gas Station Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1070

  Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Franchot, Hixson, and Murray

  Entitled

  Procurement - State-Owned Vehicles - Hybrid Electric Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1084

  Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gordon, Jones, Kaiser, McKee, and Ross

  Entitled

  Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1126

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walkup

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Wind Electric Generating Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 14

  Status as of February 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, V. Clagett, Conway, Feldman, Krebs, Smigiel, Sossi, and Trueschler

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Sources

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 2

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 205

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky

  Entitled

  Public School Construction - Use of Solar Energy - Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters

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  SB 163

  Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Giannetti, and Green

  Entitled

  Environment - Fast-Fill Compressed Natural Gas Station Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 373

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Energy-Saving Investment Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 394

  Status as of January 20, 2004: Veto not sustained, Chapter 2 of 2004

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Lawlah, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 504

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 95

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier , Exum , Pipkin, Middleton, Gladden, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Electricity - Universal Service Program - Extension and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 539

  Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin, Garagiola, and Hollinger

  Entitled

  State Government - Buildings - Green Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 547

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 101

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Hafer, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Small Rural Electric Cooperatives - Reporting, Compliance, and Exemption

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 691

  Status as of February 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Electricity Regulation - Clean Energy Portfolio Standards and Credit Trading - Maryland Clean Energy Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 720

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Procurement - Alternative Fuel and Electric-Hybrid Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs