SB-575: Alabama Public Service, to regulate waste collection companies, Sec. 37-1-80.2 added
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Whatley
Read For The First Time And Referred To The Senate Committee On Commerce, Transportation, And Utilities on 05/01/2012
SB-334: Administrative Procedure Act, Public Service Commission, submission of adopted rules to Legislative Reference Service, requirement deleted, Sec. 41-22-7 am'd
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Taylor
Indefinitely Postponed on 05/09/2012
You have voted SB-334: Administrative Procedure Act, Public Service Commission, submission of adopted rules to Legislative Reference Service, requirement deleted, Sec. 41-22-7 am'd.
Public Service Commission - Application for Substantial Influence - Divestiture [SB-10]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from approving a specified application that requests authorization for Exelon Corporation to acquire the power to exercise substantial influence over the policies and actions of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company unless the Commission requires, as a condition of approval in an order under a specified case or any related or subsequent case, the resulting company to divest itself of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; and making the Act an emergency measure.
SB-10: Public Service Commission - Application for Substantial Influence - Divestiture
Sponsored by: Sen. E. J. Pipkin
First Reading Senate Rules on 10/17/2011
Relating to a certificate of convenience and necessity for taxi cab service [HB-3074]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Public Service Commission to issue a certificate of convenience and necessity for taxi cab service to two separately owned business entities, that service a territory consisting of a Class II municipality and land grant university enrolling at least 20,000 students.
HB-3074: Relating to a certificate of convenience and necessity for taxi cab service
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Fleischauer
With Amendment, Do Pass, But First To Judiciary on 02/21/2011
You have voted HB-2809: Stopping accelerated rate recovery because of adverse effects of constructing transmission facilities and revising the definition of need.
HB-2799: Requiring greater information to be submitted by the Public Service Commission annually regarding the quality of service provided by utilities and persons subject to its jurisdiction
Sponsored by: Rep. Brent Boggs
Filed For Introduction on 01/24/2011
You have voted HB-2799: Requiring greater information to be submitted by the Public Service Commission annually regarding the quality of service provided by utilities and persons subject to its jurisdiction.
Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act [SB-861]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, by regulation or order, to require specified electric companies to enter into specified long-term power purchase agreements with specified offshore wind generators; making the Commission responsible for approving specified contracts; authorizing a nonbypassable charge or other mechanism for recovery of specified costs; etc.
SB-861: Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Re-referred Finance on 02/18/2011
Electric Companies - Extended Service Disruptions - Penalties and Ratepayer [SB-804]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to require, by regulation or order, an electric company to compensate a ratepayer for specified damages resulting from an extended disruption to electrical service, including specified expenses; authorizing the Commission to impose a specified penalty on an electric company if the Commission makes a specified determination; and prohibiting specified costs and penalties from being passed on to ratepayers.
SB-804: Electric Companies - Extended Service Disruptions - Penalties and Ratepayer
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/28/2011
Electric Companies - Electrical Service Restoration Plan [SB-749]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, on or before July 1 each year, an electric company to submit an electrical service restoration plan to the Public Service Commission for a specified purpose; requiring the plan to address specified matters; requiring the Commission to review the plan and take specified actions; requiring, on or before a December 1 each year, the Commission to issue final approval of the plan; and requiring the Commission to use all powers and authority to enforce the Act.
SB-749: Electric Companies - Electrical Service Restoration Plan
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/31/2011
Public Service Commission - Electric Companies - Long-Range Plans [SB-734]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring an electric company to develop and submit to the Public Service Commission a specified long-range plan regarding the electric company's electricity needs; requiring the Commission to evaluate plans regarding generating needs and the means to meet those needs; requiring the Commission to issue specified orders upon completion of specified evaluations; etc.
SB-734: Public Service Commission - Electric Companies - Long-Range Plans
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/22/2011
Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories [SB-718]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a telephone company may not be required to distribute a specified telephone directory to an address in the State unless the property owner or an occupant requests the directory; requiring a telephone company to provide notice to customers if the telephone company elects not to deliver a telephone directory to each customer; and requiring a telephone company to deliver a print telephone directory to a customer at no cost to the customer under specified circumstances.
SB-718: Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Garagiola
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
Public Service Commission - Long-Term Contracts - Solar Renewable Energy [SB-715]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Authorizing the Public Service Commission, by regulation or order, to require or allow the procurement of solar renewable energy credits under long-term contracts as part of a specified competitive process; requiring the Commission to consider specified factors in determining a specified requirement to procure solar renewable energy credits; and providing an exception to a requirement that the duration of a specified contract term may not be less than a specified number of years; etc.
SB-715: Public Service Commission - Long-Term Contracts - Solar Renewable Energy
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/31/2011
Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Residential Customer Account Information [SB-704]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring an electric company, a gas company, or an electric and gas company, on request by a competitive supplier of electricity or gas, to provide specified information related to customer accounts to the supplier, subject to specified restrictions; requiring the distribution utility to provide the information in a specified form and to update it periodically; prohibiting a distribution utility from providing specified information without the prior authorization of a customer; etc.
SB-704: Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Residential Customer Account Information
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Third Reading Failed (13-32) on 03/26/2011
Maryland Electricity Service Quality and Reliability Act - Safety Violations [SB-692]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations on or before July 1, 2012, that implement specified service quality and reliability standards relating to the delivery of electricity to retail customers by electric companies through their distribution systems; requiring regulations to include service quality and reliability standards, account for major outages, and require an electric company to file a corrective action plan if it fails to meet service quality and reliability standards; etc.
SB-692: Maryland Electricity Service Quality and Reliability Act - Safety Violations
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - [SB-691]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a person to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity prior to beginning construction in the State of a qualified generator lead line; prohibiting a person from applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for specified construction; requiring the Public Service Commission to provide an opportunity for public comment and hold a public hearing on a specified application; requiring the Commission to take a final action on an application only under specified circumstances; etc.
SB-691: Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity -
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Small Rural Electric Cooperative - [SB-67]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
Specifying that a provision of law relating to the use of proceeds received by the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund and credited to a specified account does not apply to residential customers of a small rural electric cooperative; and requiring small rural electric cooperatives to distribute in a specified way money held as of June 1, 2011, in a specified escrow account.
SB-67: Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Small Rural Electric Cooperative -
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor on 04/12/2011
Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers [SB-648]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Establishing a specified renewable energy surcharge on electricity consumption by retail electric customers; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish the amounts of the surcharge and a specified rebate; requiring electric companies to collect the surcharge and provide a specified rebate; requiring the Comptroller to collect the revenue from the surcharge and place it in the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund for specified purposes; etc.
SB-648: Renewable Energy Surcharge - Retail Electric Customers
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/22/2011