PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 55

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  HB 56

  Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate D. Davis

  Entitled

  Electric Universal Service Program - Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 189

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 301

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Healthy Air Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 190

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 162

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)

  Entitled

  Electric Generating Stations - Approval Process for Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 260

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weldon

  Entitled

  Utility Consumer Protection Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 418

  Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Feldman, and Moe

  Entitled

  Solar Energy Grant Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 443

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, Madaleno, and Mandel

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Examination of Accounts, Books, and Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 476

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Conroy, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Murray, Niemann, Pugh, Ramirez, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Community Energy and Economic Development Grant Program and Solar Energy Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1308

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Marriott, Anderson, Carter, DeBoy, Haynes, James, Kirk, McIntosh, Paige, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Public Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1318

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 390

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mandel, Eckardt, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Morhaim, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Nursing - Criminal History Records Checks

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1323

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 122

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, Bozman, Eckardt, Haddaway, Rudolph, Holmes, Doory, Jameson, Krysiak, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Trueschler, and Wood

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Generated Electricity - Crediting to Customer's Account

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1334

  Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Anderson, Aumann, Boschert, Boteler, Bromwell, Burns, Cadden, Cardin, Cluster, Costa, DeBoy, Dwyer, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Goodwin, Hogan, Hubbard, Impallaria, James, Jennings, Kach, Kelley, Kohl, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McHale, McKee, Minnick, Moe, Morhaim, Murray, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parrott, Quinter, Ross, Rudolph, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, F. Turner, V. Turner, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Total Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1388

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Electricity Generation - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1525

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Standard Offer Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1562

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 405

  Sponsored By

  Delegate D. Davis

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Telephone Lifeline Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1615

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 630

  Sponsored By

  Delegate G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Construction of Electric Generating Stations - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1670

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Arnick, and Weir

  Entitled

  Baltimore County Liquefied Natural Gas Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1671

  Status as of March 2, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Arnick, Cadden, Cane, DeBoy, Sophocleus, and Weir

  Entitled

  Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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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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  HB 1714

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis and McHale

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Postemployment Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1731

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barve, Morhaim, Bobo, Bromwell, Cane, Conroy, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Local Aggregation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1736

  Status as of March 16, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McMillan, Cluster, Conroy, Hubbard, Impallaria, and McDonough

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Electric Companies and Electricity Suppliers - Regulation - Consumer Protection Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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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 154

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 23

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Healthy Air Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 167

  Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 121

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Gladden, and Exum

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Generated Electricity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 175

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Britt, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Hooper, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Community Energy and Economic Development Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 469

  Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Forehand, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Jimeno, Lawlah, Mooney, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Solar Energy Grant Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 561

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Electricity Suppliers - Customers - Contact Information and Electricity Usage Data

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 665

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Advanced Electric Meters - Repeal of Competitive Metering

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 693

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller , Middleton, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Telephone Lifeline Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 698

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Giannetti

  Entitled

  Utilities - Underground Conversion - Route 1 Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 786

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 537

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Cost Allocation Manual - Independent Audit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 814

  Status as of March 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Total Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 828

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Hughes

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Public Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 857

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Gladden, Hughes, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Public Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 936

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Conway, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Steam Heating Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 972

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Della, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Electric Companies and Electricity Suppliers - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 996

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 285

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Baltimore County Liquefied Natural Gas Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 997

  Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Hughes, Jimeno, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1028

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Utility Consumer Protection Act of 2006

  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 1051

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Currie, Della, Forehand, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, and Lawlah

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Transition to Market Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1052

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Della, Hogan, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Extension of Obligation to Provide Standard Offer Service

  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 1078

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Della, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Standard Offer Service - Rate Increase - Delay

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1079

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

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Electric Utility Regulation - Standard Offer Service - Continuation of Rate Caps and Total Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1092

  Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Local Aggregation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1101

  Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Brochin, Conway, Della, Dyson, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Jimeno, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Taxes Attributed to Regulated Operations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1102

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

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Miller, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 1103

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum and Middleton

  Entitled

  Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Electricity Supply

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1104

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Extension of Obligation to Provide Standard Offer Service and Energy Efficiency Measures and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SJ 10

  Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, Hooper, Hollinger, Ruben, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Residential Electricity Aggregation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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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