Public Service Commission

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 39

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  HB 5

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Local Aggregation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 60

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 2

  Sponsored By

  Southern Maryland Delegation

  Entitled

  Electric Cooperatives - Standard Offer Service Supply Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 126

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Barve, Bromwell, George, Hixson, Kach, Lafferty, Morhaim, Rosenberg, Stein, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Advanced Electric Meters - Residential Use

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 328

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Feldman

  Entitled

  Solar Energy Grant Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 631

  Status as of April 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, Bronrott, Dumais, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 676

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Healey, Holmes, Hubbard, N. King, Lawton, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ross, Simmons, Sossi, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Local Aggregation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 724

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Olszewski, Minnick, and Weir

  Entitled

  Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Impact Fee - County Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 818

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough and Kipke

  Entitled

  Electricity Suppliers - Sale of Wholesale Electricity to Affiliated Companies and Disclosure of Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 868

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 630

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Anderson, Aumann, Bronrott, Carter, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Frank, Glenn, Hucker, James, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, Montgomery, Oaks, Rice, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Public Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 875

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 555

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lawton, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bronrott, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, N. King, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Ross, Shank, Simmons, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stull, Waldstreicher, Weldon, Braveboy, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, J. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Rudolph, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, and Healey

  Entitled

  Local Government - Street Lighting Equipment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 909

  Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Burns, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 982

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach and Boteler

  Entitled

  Energy - Peak Sharing - Electricity Supply from Standby Generators

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1016

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 120

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Conway, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Elliott, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Heller, Hubbard, Hucker, James, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, McIntosh, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Rice, Riley, Robinson, Rudolph, Stull, Taylor, F. Turner, Walker, Weldon, Burns, Haddaway, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1069

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Feldman, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hucker, Kaiser, Kelly, N. King, Lee, Montgomery, Myers, Oaks, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Broadband Internet Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1072

  Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Feldman, and Hecht

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1251

  Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Bates, DeBoy, Holmes, Impallaria, Kach, Miller, Niemann, Shewell, Stein, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - For-Hire Driver's License - Review of Driving Record of Applicant

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1286

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn and Burns

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Office of Retail Market Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1312

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Minnick, Impallaria, Olszewski, and Weir

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Dredging, Construction, and Permitting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1379

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 581

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Voice Over Internet Protocol Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 34

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Local Aggregation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 66

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Dyson, and Miller

  Entitled

  Electric Cooperatives - Standard Offer Service Supply Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 186

  Status as of January 29, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Dyson, Forehand, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Solar Energy Grant Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 196

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stone, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Gladden, Klausmeier, McFadden, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Dredging, Construction, and Permitting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 307

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Impact Fee - County Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 400

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 549

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Proceedings - Review and Evaluation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 423

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 554

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Britt, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Frosh, Jacobs, Kelley, Lenett, Munson, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Hogan

  Entitled

  Local Government - Street Lighting Equipment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 463

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh (By Request) and Senators Della, Dyson, Jones, Kasemeyer, McFadden, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Transit Administration - Public Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 491

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 560

  Sponsored By

  Senator Britt

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Electric Universal Service Program - Residential Tenants and Condominium Owners - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 539

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Britt, Dyson, and Exum

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Office of Retail Market Development

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 540

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Middleton

  Entitled

  Electricity Suppliers - Customer Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 551

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - For-Hire Driver's License - Review of Driving Record of Applicant

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 562

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Measures and Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 566

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 163

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Astle, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 595

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 119

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 618

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Astle

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - General Utility Commission and Public Energy Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 674

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 568

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Pugh, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 810

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 577

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Authorization of Stock and Debt Transactions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 853

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Della, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Independence Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 864

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 580

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Voice Over Internet Protocol Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters