Public Service Commission

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 44

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  HB 82

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stukes, Burns, Conaway, Oaks, Riley, Robinson, Tarrant, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Electric Companies and Electricity Suppliers - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 362

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 9

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Department of Information Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 374

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 131

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Shewell, Stein, Tarrant, Vaughn, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale

  Entitled

  EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 375

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 126

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Stein, Ali, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Haynes, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, F. Turner, Burns, Feldman, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, and McHale

  Entitled

  Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 505

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 663

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller and Robinson

  Entitled

  Transit Service for Disabled Persons - Criminal History Records Check and Training for Persons Providing Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 608

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 130

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Bartlett, Beidle, Beitzel, Conaway, DeBoy, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Jennings, Kipke, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Riley, Schuh, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stull, Weldon, Hecht, Manno, Mathias, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs and Services - Customer Notification and Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 712

  Status as of February 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Cardin, Carr, G. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Taylor, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 813

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, Barkley, DeBoy, Gaines, Proctor, and Wood

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Employment Categories and Special Appointments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 822

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, McHale, and Miller

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Alternatives to Long-Term Electricity Generation Contracts and New Electricity Generation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 987

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Ali, Frick, Heller, Hucker, Montgomery, Reznik, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Broadband Internet Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1043

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation - Prince George's County PG 423-08

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1143

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Barnes, Frush, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Intracounty and Adjacent Local Calling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1165

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Harrison, and Kirk

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Electricity Supply Services - Residential Customers and Small Commercial Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1246

  Status as of March 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Glenn, and Haynes

  Entitled

  Transition Costs - Return to Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Customers - Condition of Approval to Construct a Nuclear Reactor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1314

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Bobo, Conaway, Elliott, Hecht, Impallaria, Krebs, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, Morhaim, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1336

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Telecommunications Services - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1389

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Maryland Smart Grid Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1509

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee and Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environmental Service, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Maryland Environmental Service - Energy Generation Projects

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1545

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Electric Universal Service Program - Administration

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1546

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Electricity Supply - Distribution of Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1547

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Investigatory Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1548

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Public Service Commission)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Standard Offer Service Auctions - Disclosure of Bid Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1578

  Status as of April 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levy, Bohanan, Frush, Kullen, Murphy, and Wood

  Entitled

  Electricity Generation - Long-Term Contracts and Use of Consortium of Electric Companies to Build New Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1591

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate DeBoy

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Passenger-For-Hire Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1600

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Regulation of Nuclear Decommissioning Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1626

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Nuclear Decommissioning, Electric Industry Restructuring, and Acquisition and Financing Approvals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 205

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Garagiola, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 209

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 125

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Forehand, Frosh, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Renewable Portfolio Standard Percentage Requirements - Acceleration

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 212

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Reorganization of State Government - Department of Information Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 278

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Energy Independence Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 309

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brochin, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Harrington

  Entitled

  Global Warming Solutions - Reductions in Greenhouse Gases

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 329

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Electricity Supply Services - Residential Customers and Small Commercial Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 417

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 129

  Sponsored By

  Senators Edwards, Brinkley, Kittleman, Munson, and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs and Services - Customer Notification and Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 448

  Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 450

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Electric and Gas Consumers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 515

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Broadband Internet Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 583

  Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della, Colburn, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Jones, King, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Electric Restructuring - Purposes and Duties of the Public Service Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 727

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, and Brochin

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Notification of Tree Care Schedule and Review - Public Service Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 746

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brochin

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Removal or Clearing of Trees - Notice and Cease and Desist Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 979

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Robey

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Passenger-For-Hire Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 991

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, Klausmeier, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Alternatives to Long-Term Electricity Generation Contracts and New Electricity Generation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 993

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities - Approval for Construction or Operation - Prince George's County

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 997

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Regulation of Nuclear Decommissioning Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1013

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 133

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Nuclear Decommissioning, Electric Industry Restructuring, and Acquisition and Financing Approvals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters