Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 65

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  HB 5

  Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  State Government - Operation of State Building Cooling Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 268

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 385

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Oaks, Haynes, James, Barkley, Bronrott, Hecht, Krysiak, Mathias, Manno, McHale, Robinson, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Welfare to Work - Job Skills Enhancement Program - Green Jobs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations and Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 453

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 346

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haynes, Aumann, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Conaway, DeBoy, Doory, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, James, Kaiser, Kirk, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Termination of Electric and Gas Service - Extreme Temperatures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 480

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Levi, Barnes, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 605

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 696

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McDonough

  Entitled

  Constellation Energy Group Review Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 700

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Barkley, Beidle, Bobo, Boteler, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Haynes, Howard, Lee, Mizeur, Stein, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Hot Water Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 720

  Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough and Shewell

  Entitled

  Nuclear Generating Facility - Sale of Electricity at Lowest Best Price and Disclosure of Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 736

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 306

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale, Davis, Haddaway, Krysiak, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Electric Universal Service Program - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 737

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Acquisition of Power to Influence Electric Company, Gas and Electric Company, or Gas Company Policy or Action - Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 743

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hucker

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Purchase or Use of Mountaintop Coal - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 749

  Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond or Other Security, and Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 753

  Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Beitzel

  Entitled

  Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge or Bond or Other Security - Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 766

  Status as of March 20, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Gas, Electric, and Telephone Companies - Billing Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 800

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker and Manno

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 816

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Barkley, Beidle, Bronrott, Frush, Gilchrist, Haynes, Hucker, Kaiser, Lafferty, Levy, Montgomery, Morhaim, Schuh, Schuler, Shewell, Stein, Stull, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Marilyn J. Praisner Safe and Earth-Friendly Roadway Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 842

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Ali, Nathan-Pulliam, Rice, Riley, Stukes, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Required Approval - Acquisition of Generation Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1002

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conaway, Anderson, and Boteler

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Gas and Electric Service - Alternative Payment Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1006

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Anderson, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Manno, Niemann, Rosenberg, Stein, and Weir

  Entitled

  Real Property - Community Land Trusts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1057

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 436

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McHale and Hecht

  Entitled

  Net Energy Metering - Micro Combined Heat and Power

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1060

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hecht, Bobo, Niemann, Robinson, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Residential Solar Energy Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1072

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Electricity - Smart Grid Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1081

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 707

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Bohanan, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Gaines, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, James, Levy, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1144

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 443

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee - Membership MC/PG 115-09

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1188

  Status as of February 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gilchrist, Hixson, Ivey, and Kaiser

  Entitled

  Tax Incentives and Benefits - Credits and Subtraction Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1285

  Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kelly

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Energy Efficiency - Cost Recovery Surcharge Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1291

  Status as of April 8, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bobo, Carr, Frush, Healey, and Hucker

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 1312

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel and Taylor

  Entitled

  Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1379

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, V. Clagett, Frush, and Wood

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1407

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 167

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources)

  Entitled

  Environmental Trust Fund - Environmental Surcharge - Sunset Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1423

  Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bromwell

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1488

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Electric Meters - Display

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1494

  Status as of March 31, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Davis, Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mathias, Miller, Minnick, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Telecommunications - Basic and Competitive Services - Agreement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1530

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher and Hecht

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1540

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bartlett

  Entitled

  Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1580

  Status as of April 3, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Conaway

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Payment Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 4

  Status as of January 14, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 13

  Status as of January 28, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2006, 2007, and 2008 - Anne Arundel County - Annapolis Underground Wiring

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 55

  Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 56

  Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Annual Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 352

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Utility Tree Management Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 529

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harrington

  Entitled

  Environment - Environmental Justice Review - Public Service Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Finance
  

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  SB 555

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Haines, Harrington, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Stoltzfus, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Biomass and Biofuels - In-State Production Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 581

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 289

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Peters

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 583

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 585

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Wind Generating Stations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 666

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 298

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Conway, Frosh, Harrington, Lenett, Madaleno, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Harris

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest Policy - Forest Conservation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 703

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 305

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Pugh, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Electric Universal Service Program - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 772

  Status as of April 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge or Bond or Other Security - Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 773

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - Surcharge, Bond or Other Security, and Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 794

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Required Approval - Acquisition of Generation Facility

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 795

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Electricity Reregulation and Energy Independence Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 844

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Middleton, McFadden, Pipkin, Rosapepe, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Haines, Harrington, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - New Electric Generation Facilities - Rate Regulation and Contracts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 876

  Status as of February 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 891

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Transportation - Highways - Lighting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 897

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Acquisition of Power to Influence Electric Company, Gas and Electric Company, or Gas Company Policy or Action - Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 929

  Status as of March 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Frosh, Gladden, and Muse

  Entitled

  Real Property - Community Land Trusts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 954

  Status as of March 23, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Electric, Gas, or Gas and Electric Companies - Separation from Other Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 955

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 333

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Demand Response Programs - Selection of HVAC Service Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 981

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 341

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Net Energy Metering

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 992

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Welfare to Work - Job Skills Enhancement Program - Green Jobs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 1026

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Telecommunications - Basic and Competitive Services - Agreement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1046

  Status as of March 16, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Unclaimed Funds - Energy Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1051

  Status as of March 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Prohibition on Terminating Gas and Electric Service - Residential Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1057

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 345

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Public Service Companies - Termination of Electric and Gas Service - Extreme Temperatures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters