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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1663	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain violation is subject to certain provisions of law under certain circumstances; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills Emergency Medical Services Emergencies
SB-1080	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Diseases Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills
SB-1080	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Governor to take certain actions as a result of the issuance by the Governor on March 5, 2020, of the proclamation declaring a state of emergency for the duration of a certain emergency; providing that a certain alternative workweek may allow an employee to work certain hours or shifts; requiring that an employee authorized to work an alternative workweek is considered a full-time employee; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Public Health Public Safety Commerce And Business Communications Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Diseases Diseases Drugs Emergency Bills
HB-575	State (Kentucky)	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define "energy source" and "utility service"; provide that the right of an individual customer to use any utility service shall not be infringed due to the energy source of the utility service to be delivered. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Energy Fuel Oil And Natural Gas Public Utilities Consumer Affairs Local Mandate
HB-580	State (Kentucky)	Amend KRS 138.220 to set a single excise tax on gasoline and special fuels; set initial base rate at 34.4 cents per gallon (cpg); subject tax to annual adjustment; eliminate references to taxation on the average wholesale price of gasoline and the supplemental tax on gasoline and special fuels; require annual notification to motor fuel dealers of the adjusted rate of the excise tax on gasoline and special fuels for each upcoming fiscal year and annual notification to county clerks of the adjusted rate of highway user fees for electric vehicles; amend KRS 138.660 to set the initial base rate for the heavy equipment motor carrier surtax at 4.3 cpg for gasoline and 7.2 cpg for special fuels; subject the surtax to annual adjustment; create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define "taxes"; provide a mechanism for annual adjustment of the excise tax on gasoline and special fuels and the heavy equipment motor carrier surtax based on changes in the National Highway Construction Cost Index 2.0; allow these taxes to increase or decrease no more than 10 percent from one year to the next, subject to the statutory minimums; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a base highway user fee for nonhybrid electric vehicles of $200; require the fee to be adjusted with any increase or decrease in the gasoline tax under Section 3 of the Act; establish an annual highway preservation fee of $5-$40 on all noncommercial vehicles based on the EPA mileage rating of the make model and year of the vehicle; require collection of both fees at the time of registration; require that both fees be transferred to the road fund; amend KRS 186.010 to define "nonhybrid electric vehicle"; amend KRS 186.018 to increase the fee for a driving history record from $3 to $6; amend KRS 186.020 to eliminate the requirement to present a vehicle's registration receipt when renewing the vehicle registration and allow mail or online registration renewal with no additional fee; amend KRS 186.040 to eliminate the $30 county clerk fee for motor carrier registrations on vehicles in excess of 44,000 pounds; increase the county clerk fee for motor vehicle registrations from $6 to $8; amend KRS 186.050 to increase to state fee for motor vehicle registrations from $11.50 to $22; require payment of the highway user fees for electric vehicles and the highway preservation fees at the time of registration or renewal; provide for a $10 late charge for vehicle registrations not renewed within 30 days of expiration; make technical correction; amend KRS 186.162, 186.180, and 186.240 to conform; amend KRS 186.440, 186.442, 186.450, and 186.531 to consolidate fees for driver license reinstatement, set reinstatement fee at $100, provide for distribution of funds, and provide for exceptions; amend KRS 281A.150 to increase reinstatement fees for suspended CDLs from $50 to $100; amend KRS 186A.130 and 186A.245 to set the fee for an initial title at $25, the fee for a duplicate or replacement title at $10, and the fee for a speed title at $40, and adjust the distribution of fees between the Cabinet and the county clerk; amend KRS 189.574 to increase to fee for state traffic school from $15 to $50; amend KRS 189.270 to increase fees for various overweight and overdimensional permits; create a new section of KRS Chapter 174 to create the multimodal transportation fund, specify allowable uses for moneys in the fund, and appropriate funds for those purposes; amend KRS 177.320 and 177.365, regarding allocation of a portion of fuel tax revenue to county road aid funds and municipal road aid funds, to change the revenue-sharing formula on the portion of fuel tax revenue available for revenue sharing which exceeds $825 million in any year from 18.3% to counties and 7.7% to cities to 13% for each fund; amend KRS 138.4603, regarding the determination of total consideration for the purpose of calculating retail price for motor vehicle use tax, to limit the trade in allowance on the purchase of new motor vehicles to $15,000; amend KRS 176.210 to prohibit the Department of Highways from revealing the identitites of eligible bidders on a project until the project bid letting; amend KRS 138.210 to delete the definitions for "average wholesale price" and "average wholesale floor price"; amend KRS 138.695, 138.270, 138.450, 42.409, 234.320, and 234.380 to conform; Repeal KRS 138.228, regarding the calculation of average wholesale price of gasoline, KRS 138.4602, regarding determination of total consideration on vehicles purchased between 2009 and 2014; and KRS 175.505 regarding the debt payment acceleration fund for turnpike authority debt; EMERGENCY Sections 1 to 3 and 22 to 25 are EFFECTIVE July 1, 2020; Sections 4, 5, and 7 to 12 of the Act are EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021; APPROPRIATION. Republican: 66% (6) Democrat: 33% (3) 66% Republican support 33% Democrat support	County Clerks Effective Dates, Delayed Effective Dates, Emergency Fees Fuel Highways, Streets, And Bridges Motor Vehicles Taxation Taxation, Sales And Use Transportation
HB-1628	State (Maryland)	Altering the definitions of "taxable price" and "taxable service" for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the sales and use tax to impose the tax on certain labors and services; altering the rate of the sales and use tax; altering the percentage of gross receipts from vending machine sales and from certain sales of dyed diesel fuel to which the sales and use tax is applied; altering the rate of the sales and use tax applied to certain charges made in connection with sales of alcoholic beverages; etc. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Sales And Use Alcoholic Beverages Contracts Education Exemptions Fuel Fuel Tax Grants Gratuities Health
HB-1601	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from imposing a certain deposit requirement on customers who are at least 65 years old and have an annual income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level; prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from terminating certain service for failure to pay all or part of a deposit under certain circumstances; and providing for the application of the Act. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Utility Regulation Age Consumer Protection Elderly Persons Energy Matters Fees Fuel Poverty Termination Of Services Utilities
SB-1011	State (Maryland)	Requiring certain investor-owned gas or electric companies to require certain contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees not less than the prevailing wage rate for certain projects involving the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, restoration, or alteration of any underground gas or electric infrastructure of the company, and any related traffic control activities. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Utility Regulation State Government - Procurement Construction Contractors Energy Matters Fuel Labor And Industry, Division Of Public Works Salaries And Compensation Traffic Regulation
HB-1543	State (Maryland)	Establishing a Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of the Environment to administer certain schedules of greenhouse gas pollution fees; requiring the Secretary to delegate certain collection and benefit functions to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to carry out certain functions; requiring the collection of a certain greenhouse gas pollution fee on certain fuels for certain purposes; etc. Democrat: 98% (68) Republican: 1% (1) 98% Democrat support 1% Republican support	Energy Utility Regulation Education - Miscellaneous Administrative Agencies Age Of Majority Agriculture Renewable Energy Sources Ambulances Animals Appropriations
HB-1349	State (Maryland)	Establishing a clean energy attribute credit standard for certain purposes; repealing certain provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard; stating certain findings of the General Assembly; stating certain policies of the State regarding certain energy sources and markets; requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint an independent administrator for certain purposes with certain qualifications and certain duties; providing for the term and reappointment of the independent administrator; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Energy Utility Regulation Agriculture Renewable Energy Sources Auctions Commerce And Business Commerce, Department Of Consumer Protection Contracts Credit
HB-1224	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a retail electricity or natural gas supplier from knowingly enrolling a certain residential customer with or submitting an enrollment to change the customer's electricity or natural gas supplier to a competitive supplier if the customer had received certain financial assistance in the preceding 12 months; requiring an electric or natural gas company to confirm certain matters in its records at a certain time; etc. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Utility Regulation Energy Commerce And Business Consumer Protection Contracts Energy Matters Fuel Human Services, Department Of Poverty Prices
HB-1517	State (Maryland)	Establishing the Critical Medical Needs Program Expansion Pilot Program in the Department of Human Services to provide assistance to certain critical medically vulnerable individuals and their households with the application process for certain social services in Baltimore County and the City of Baltimore through certain navigators; requiring the Department to implement and administer the Pilot Program in partnership with certain agencies and organizations; terminating the Act after October 31, 2023; etc. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Social Services - Generally Administrative Agencies Aging, Department Of Baltimore City Baltimore County Disabilities Elderly Persons Emergencies Eviction Food Stamps
HB-1490	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Building Codes Administration and the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt regulations on monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from certain buildings on or before a certain date; requiring the owners of certain buildings to monitor certain greenhouse gas emissions beginning on certain dates and to make certain reports on or before certain dates in certain years; etc. Democrat: 100% (9) 100% Democrat support	Environment Abandoned Property Administrative Agencies Renewable Energy Sources Bankruptcy Building Codes Commercial Property Construction Energy Matters Environment, Department Of The
HB-1284	State (Maryland)	Providing that certain entities may not claim certain excess tax credits as a refund under the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit, Maryland Cybersecurity Investment Tax Credit, More Jobs for Marylanders, and the aerospace, electronics, or defense contract tax credit programs; authorizing qualified entities to apply excess tax credit to future years; repealing certain exemptions under the inheritance and sales and use taxes; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Taxes - Income Taxes - Sales And Use Taxes - Miscellaneous Economic And Community Development Taxes - Transportation Agriculture Commerce And Business Contractors Cybersecurity Dealers
HB-1426	State (Maryland)	Altering references to the term "clean energy" to be "advanced clean energy" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the Maryland Clean Energy Center and the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute; altering certain findings of the General Assembly, the purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the development of clean energy industries in the State, and the purposes, powers, and duties of the Center and Institute to include certain actions supporting clean energy innovation; etc. Democrat: 100% (10) 100% Democrat support	Economic And Community Development Administrative Agencies Agriculture Renewable Energy Sources Appropriations Bonds Budget And Management, Department Of Budgets Commerce And Business Committees And Commissions
HB-1048	State (Maryland)	Requiring certain investor-owned gas or electric companies to require certain contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees not less than the prevailing wage rate for certain projects involving the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, restoration, or alteration of an underground gas or electric infrastructure of the company, and any related traffic control activities. Democrat: 100% (11) 100% Democrat support	Utility Regulation State Government - Procurement Construction Contractors Energy Matters Fuel Labor And Industry, Division Of Public Works Salaries And Compensation Traffic Regulation
HB-928	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Public Service Commission to develop a training and educational program for certain licensed energy suppliers; requiring the Commission to develop the program in consultation with certain interested stakeholders, including electricity suppliers and gas suppliers;; requiring designated representatives to demonstrate a thorough understanding of certain Commission regulations; requiring the Commission to conduct an examination at the conclusion of training and provide certification on a satisfactory score; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Utility Regulation Certifications Consumer Protection Education Energy Matters Fees Fuel Job Training Licenses Penalties And Sentences
HB-1032	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting the Secretary of the Environment from issuing a permit to install, materially alter, or materially extend incinerators; prohibiting a person that stores scrap tires from returning the scrap tires to the marketplace for use as artificial turf; prohibiting a person from incinerating tires; specifying the authority of a political subdivision to regulate refuse disposal systems and solid waste; etc. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Environment Counties Environment, Department Of The Environmental Matters Fuel Licenses Motor Vehicle Equipment Refuse Disposal Rules And Regulations
SB-982	State (Maryland)	Altering, beginning in fiscal year 2020, the amounts of capital grants calculated based on highway user revenues that are required to be appropriated to Baltimore City, counties, and municipalities in certain fiscal years; etc. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Transportation - Highways Agents And Brokers Appropriations Baltimore City Committees And Commissions Counties Fuel Grants Highways Motor Vehicles
SB-890	State (Maryland)	Establishing a clean energy attribute credit standard for certain purposes; repealing certain provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard; stating certain findings of the General Assembly; stating certain policies of the State regarding certain energy sources and markets; requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint an independent administrator for certain purposes with certain qualifications and certain duties; providing for the term and reappointment of the independent administrator; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Energy Utility Regulation Agriculture Renewable Energy Sources Auctions Commerce And Business Commerce, Department Of Consumer Protection Contracts Credit

Title: State Government – State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency – Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (COVID–19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1663

Subjects: Public Health, Public Safety, Commerce And Business, Communications, Consumer Protection, Diseases, Drugs, Emergency Bills, Emergency Medical Services, Emergencies

Democrat: 100% (1)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1080

Subjects: Public Health, Public Safety, Commerce And Business, Communications, Consumer Protection, Consumer Protection, Diseases, Diseases, Drugs, Emergency Bills

Democrat: 100% (2)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1080

Subjects: Public Health, Public Safety, Commerce And Business, Communications, Consumer Protection, Consumer Protection, Diseases, Diseases, Drugs, Emergency Bills

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: AN ACT relating to utility service.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-575

Subjects: Energy, Fuel, Oil And Natural Gas, Public Utilities, Consumer Affairs, Local Mandate

Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1)

Title: AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Session: Kentucky 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-580

Subjects: County Clerks, Effective Dates, Delayed, Effective Dates, Emergency, Fees, Fuel, Highways, Streets, And Bridges, Motor Vehicles, Taxation, Taxation, Sales And Use, Transportation

Republican: 66% (6) Democrat: 33% (3)

Title: Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1628

Subjects: Taxes - Sales And Use, Alcoholic Beverages, Contracts, Education, Exemptions, Fuel, Fuel Tax, Grants, Gratuities, Health

Democrat: 100% (7)

Title: Gas and Electric Companies - Deposit Charges

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1601

Subjects: Utility Regulation, Age, Consumer Protection, Elderly Persons, Energy Matters, Fees, Fuel, Poverty, Termination Of Services, Utilities

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Public Utilities - Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1011

Subjects: Utility Regulation, State Government - Procurement, Construction, Contractors, Energy Matters, Fuel, Labor And Industry, Division Of, Public Works, Salaries And Compensation, Traffic Regulation

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Environment – Climate Crisis and Education Act

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1543

Subjects: Energy, Utility Regulation, Education - Miscellaneous, Administrative Agencies, Age Of Majority, Agriculture, Renewable Energy Sources, Ambulances, Animals, Appropriations

Democrat: 98% (68) Republican: 1% (1)

Title: Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1349

Subjects: Energy, Utility Regulation, Agriculture, Renewable Energy Sources, Auctions, Commerce And Business, Commerce, Department Of, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Credit

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Electricity and Gas – Energy Suppliers – Assisted Customers

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1224

Subjects: Utility Regulation, Energy, Commerce And Business, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Energy Matters, Fuel, Human Services, Department Of, Poverty, Prices

Democrat: 100% (6)

Title: Critical Medical Needs Program Expansion Pilot Program - Social Services

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1517

Subjects: Social Services - Generally, Administrative Agencies, Aging, Department Of, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Disabilities, Elderly Persons, Emergencies, Eviction, Food Stamps

Democrat: 100% (4)

Title: Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets (Clean Buildings Jobs Act of 2020)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1490

Subjects: Environment, Abandoned Property, Administrative Agencies, Renewable Energy Sources, Bankruptcy, Building Codes, Commercial Property, Construction, Energy Matters, Environment, Department Of The

Democrat: 100% (9)

Title: State Tax Credits, Exemptions, and Deductions - Alterations and Repeal (Tax Modernization Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1284

Subjects: Taxes - Income, Taxes - Sales And Use, Taxes - Miscellaneous, Economic And Community Development, Taxes - Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce And Business, Contractors, Cybersecurity, Dealers

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Economic Development - Advanced Clean Energy and Clean Energy Innovation Investments and Initiatives

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1426

Subjects: Economic And Community Development, Administrative Agencies, Agriculture, Renewable Energy Sources, Appropriations, Bonds, Budget And Management, Department Of, Budgets, Commerce And Business, Committees And Commissions

Democrat: 100% (10)

Title: Public Utilities - Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1048

Democrat: 100% (11)

Title: Public Service Commission - Electricity and Gas Suppliers - Training and Educational Program

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-928

Subjects: Utility Regulation, Certifications, Consumer Protection, Education, Energy Matters, Fees, Fuel, Job Training, Licenses, Penalties And Sentences

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Solid Waste Management - Refuse Disposal Systems - Incinerators, Scrap Tires, and Local Authority

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1032

Subjects: Environment, Counties, Environment, Department Of The, Environmental Matters, Fuel, Licenses, Motor Vehicle Equipment, Refuse Disposal, Rules And Regulations

Democrat: 100% (4)

Title: Highway User Revenues – Distribution

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-982

Subjects: Transportation - Highways, Agents And Brokers, Appropriations, Baltimore City, Committees And Commissions, Counties, Fuel, Grants, Highways, Motor Vehicles

Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1)

Title: Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-890

Subjects: Energy, Utility Regulation, Agriculture, Renewable Energy Sources, Auctions, Commerce And Business, Commerce, Department Of, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Credit

Republican: 100% (1)

Fuel

HB-1663

State (Maryland)

SB-1080

State (Maryland)

SB-1080

State (Maryland)

HB-575

State (Kentucky)

HB-580

State (Kentucky)

HB-1628

State (Maryland)

HB-1601

State (Maryland)

SB-1011

State (Maryland)

HB-1543

State (Maryland)

HB-1349

State (Maryland)

HB-1224

State (Maryland)

HB-1517

State (Maryland)

HB-1490

State (Maryland)

HB-1284

State (Maryland)

HB-1426

State (Maryland)

HB-1048

State (Maryland)

HB-928

State (Maryland)

HB-1032

State (Maryland)

SB-982

State (Maryland)

SB-890

State (Maryland)