Utility Regulation (C5)

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  HB 164

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 404

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Jameson, Cardin, Hucker, and Stein

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Pilot Program for Charging Electric Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 275

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Net Energy Metering - Hydroelectric

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 281

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 19

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beitzel and Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Small Rural Electric Cooperative - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 391

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 168

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arora, Barkley, Barve, Cane, Carr, Conaway, Cullison, DeBoy, Dumais, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Healey, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McMillan, A. Miller, Mizeur, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Simmons, Summers, F. Turner, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Maryland Electricity Service Quality and Reliability Act - Safety Violations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 430

  Status as of March 26, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - University of Maryland, College Park Bus Service - Motor Carrier Permit Exemption - Service Expansion and Removal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 431

  Status as of April 6, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love, Barnes, Beidle, Costa, George, Kipke, Pena-Melnyk, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Motor Carrier Companies - Local Public Transportation Systems - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 529

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 531

  Sponsored By

  Delegates A. Miller, Afzali, Alston, Arora, Barkley, Barve, Boteler, Carr, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, George, Gilchrist, Glass, Hammen, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Luedtke, Niemann, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, S. Robinson, Serafini, Summers, F. Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 590

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 84

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Renewable Source Generator Lead Line

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 596

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Account Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 597

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Customer Education on Customer Choice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 658

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann and Holmes

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Sustainable Energy Utilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 662

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Summers, Cullison, Feldman, Ivey, Luedtke, A. Miller, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 708

  Status as of March 18, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Barnes, Carr, Kramer, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Telephone Companies - Line Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 829

  Status as of February 18, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, A. Miller, Bobo, Hucker, Luedtke, and McMillan

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy for All Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 860

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 406

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Clippinger, Hammen, Holmes, and Washington

  Entitled

  Electricity - Net Energy Metering

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 933

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 408

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jameson and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barve, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, Braveboy, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Conaway, Conway, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Hammen, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Lafferty, Love, McHale, Minnick, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Schulz, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, and Wood

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 987

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Carr, Frush, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Electric Industry - Local Aggregation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1005

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 373

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - University of Maryland, College Park Bus Service - Motor Carrier Permit Exemption - Extension of Sunset PG 403-11

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1044

  Status as of March 18, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hucker

  Entitled

  Electricity - Electric Vehicle Charging Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1054

  Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hucker, Barve, Braveboy, Feldman, Burns, Anderson, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Cardin, Clippinger, Conway, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, S. Robinson, Stein, Tarrant, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Washington

  Entitled

  Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1080

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Braveboy, Gutierrez, Kramer, B. Robinson, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Electricity Suppliers - Residential Supply Contracts - Consumer Protections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1110

  Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, Arora, Barve, Carr, Cullison, Gilchrist, Hixson, Hucker, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Reznik, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Electric Company Franchise - Abandonment and Transfer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1121

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McHale

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Portfolio - Waste-to-Energy, Refuse-Derived Fuel, and Small Hydroelectric Power Plants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1123

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Barkley, and Barnes

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Long-Term Contracts - Solar Renewable Energy Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1171

  Status as of April 6, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Electrical Service Restoration Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1234

  Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arora, Barkley, Carr, Cullison, Gilchrist, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Reznik, S. Robinson, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Selective Moving of Overhead Utility Lines Underground

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1278

  Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Arora, Carr, Cullison, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Luedtke, Reznik, S. Robinson, V. Turner, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Rates - Decoupling Revenue and Sales

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1314

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 621

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Myers

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Public Service Company - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1322

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barkley

  Entitled

  Electric Companies and Electric Cooperatives - Standard Offer Service - Service Rights Auctions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HJ 4

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Targeted Interference with Wireless Communication Service Within Correctional Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 67

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 18

  Sponsored By

  Senators Edwards and Mathias

  Entitled

  Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Small Rural Electric Cooperative - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 179

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 403

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Klausmeier, Astle, Garagiola, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Pilot Program for Charging Electric Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 244

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 202

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Stone, Jones-Rodwell, Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Mathias

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Customer Education on Customer Choice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 271

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 47

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Public Utilities - Net Energy Metering - Hydroelectric

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 304

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno and Garagiola

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Residential Electric Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 314

  Status as of February 2, 2011: 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 332

  Status as of March 31, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Gas Companies - Infrastructure Replacement - Surcharge

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 341

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Raskin, Currie, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Gas Companies and Electric Companies - Service Quality and Reliability Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 380

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 405

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pinsky and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Ferguson, Frosh, Garagiola, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Glassman, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, and Muse

  Entitled

  Electricity - Net Energy Metering

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 402

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 465

  Sponsored By

  Senators Glassman and Pugh

  Entitled

  Motor Carrier Companies - Local Public Transportation Systems - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 459

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Electric and Gas Consumers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 460

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Nuclear Power Transparency Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 504

  Status as of March 20, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Utility Companies - University of Maryland, College Park Bus Service - Motor Carrier Permit Exemption - Service Expansion and Removal of Sunset

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 521

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Electricity Market - Goal of the State - Best Possible Price for Ratepayers Through Reregulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 563

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Motor Carrier Companies - Local Public Transportation Systems - Exemption from Motor Carrier Permit Requirement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 619

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno, Benson, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Telephone Companies - Line Assessment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 622

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Frosh, Kelley, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Nonresidential Electricity and Gas - Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure - State Buildings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 648

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 690

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 519

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy Portfolio - Waste-to-Energy and Refuse-Derived Fuel

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 691

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 83

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Renewable Source Generator Lead Line

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 692

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 167

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Benson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Montgomery, Muse, Pinsky, Ramirez, Raskin, Rosapepe, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Maryland Electricity Service Quality and Reliability Act - Safety Violations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 697

  Status as of March 30, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Gas and Electric Companies - Use of Trade Name or Trademark

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 704

  Status as of March 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Pugh

  Entitled

  Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Residential Customer Account Information

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 715

  Status as of March 31, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Long-Term Contracts - Solar Renewable Energy Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 717

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 407

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators DeGrange, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, Young, and Kelley

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 718

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 530

  Sponsored By

  Senator Garagiola

  Entitled

  Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 734

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Kelley, Middleton, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Public Service Commission - Electric Companies - Long-Range Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 749

  Status as of March 31, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno and Mathias

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Electrical Service Restoration Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 793

  Status as of March 17, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Benson, Currie, Forehand, King, Montgomery, Ramirez, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 804

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Electric Companies - Extended Service Disruptions - Penalties and Ratepayer Compensation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 861

  Status as of February 18, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Pinsky, Garagiola, Astle, Mathias, Middleton, Benson, Forehand, King, Madaleno, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 964

  Status as of March 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Renewable Energy - Poultry Litter - Net Energy Metering and Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance