EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Utility Regulation
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates D. Davis, McHale,
Doory, Moe, Burns, Conroy, Feldman, Harrison, Impallaria, Kirk,
Krysiak, Love, Minnick, Parrott, Taylor,
Vaughn, Hubbard, Benson, Gaines, Howard,
James, McDonough, and McMillian
- Entitled:
-
Public Service Companies - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Financing
Altering specified provisions on acquisition and issuance of stock and
debt by public service companies incorporated in the State to apply to
public service companies operating in the State; prohibiting a person
from acquiring specified public service companies without prior
approval from the Public Service Commission; providing for the
application and review of proposed acquisitions; establishing required
factors for the Commission to consider; etc.
House Action
- 3/6
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/9
- Re-referred Economic Matters
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order next session (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted
- 3/22
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Hubbard) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected
- Special Order 3/25 (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted
- 3/23
- Floor Amendment (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell)
- Motion vote previous question (Delegate Ross) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (111-25)
- 3/28
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Finance
- 3/28
- Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/29
- Hearing cancelled
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 3/28
- Favorable
- Motion Special Order 3/30 (Senator Stoltzfus) Rejected (13-34)
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed (39-7)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/8
- Governor vetoed - Policy
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
- Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
- Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- ATTORNEYS
- BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- DISCLOSURE
- ETHICS
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.
- HEARINGS
- INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
- MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
- PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
- PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
- REPORTS
- SECURITIES
- SUBPOENAS
- SUNSET
- UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Public Utility Companies
- (
2-113 ,
2-303 ,
5-104 ,
5-203 ,
6-101 ,
6-102 ,
6-103 ,
6-105
)
- State Government
- (
9-2701 ,
9-2702 ,
9-2703 ,
9-2704 ,
9-2705
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 103721/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 2006 at:
3:54 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 103721/02 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 2006 at:
3:57 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 123597/05 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 2006 at:
11:19 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 333728/02 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 2006 at:
5:03 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 463028/02 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 2006 at:
5:05 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 513224/02 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 2006 at:
4:58 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 823223/02 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 2006 at:
3:53 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 823229/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 2006 at:
4:56 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (111-25)
Senate
- March 28, 2006: Motion Special Order until 3/30 (Stoltzfus) Rejected (13-34)
- March 29, 2006: Third Reading Passed (39-7)
