MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 14

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  HB 1294

  Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Barkley, Bozman, Bronrott, Burns, Busch, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Doory, Frush, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kaiser, King, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Public School Construction Assistance Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Appropriations
  

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  HB 1654

  Status as of March 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Anderson, Branch, Bromwell, Burns, Cardin, Conroy, Conway, Franchot, Goldwater, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pugh, Rosenberg, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Commission to Study the Proposed Merger of FPL Group, Inc. and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. and Rate Cap Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1711

  Status as of March 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale and D. Davis

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Acquisition or Merger and Generating Assets

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1712

  Status as of April 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis McHale, Doory, Burns, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Taylor, Vaughn, and Stern

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Standard Offer Service - Rate Stabilization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1713

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HJ 8

  Status as of March 9, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Attorney General - Intervention and Participation in Hearings or Other Proceedings Regarding the Merger of FPL Group, Inc., and Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  SB 683

  Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Giannetti, Gladden, Teitelbaum, Conway, and Brochin

  Entitled

  Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Allowance Program Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 1020

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Electric Companies or Electric and Gas Companies - Merger or Acquisition - General Assembly Approval Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1048

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Exum, Hafer, Kelley, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Transition to Market Rates - Continuation of Rate Caps Until Merger is Final

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1077

  Status as of March 9, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Forehand, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Middleton, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Actions Involving Electric Companies - Terms and Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1099

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Constellation Energy Group, Inc., and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company - Return of Transition Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SJ 11

  Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Miller, Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Gladden, Hafer, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Attorney General - Intervention and Participation in Hearings or Other Proceedings Regarding the Merger of FPL Group, Inc., and Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SJ 12

  Status as of March 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Harris, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Consideration of the Proposed Merger Between FPL Group, Inc., and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. - Request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SJ 14

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Green, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, McFadden, Miller, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Ports - Delay of the Sale of Port Operations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance