Utility Regulation

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Municipal Electric Utilities [HB-1392] [Energy ] [Environmental ]
Setting the renewable energy portfolio standard for municipal electric utilities for 2020 and later.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz Referred Finance on 03/13/2020

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Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Voice Over Internet Protocol - Robocalls - Customer Information [HB-1278] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Requiring a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service provider to obtain certain information from a person making certain robocalls through the VoIP service provider; providing that a person who willfully violates certain provisions is subject to a civil penalty of $500 for each robocall made; defining certain terms; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020

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Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Information Technology - Communications Lines - Installation [HB-1508] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Providing that certain provisions of law governing resource sharing do not apply to any private industry entities that have separate legal rights of access under State or local law to install communications lines and associated facilities in the State rights-of-way; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to waive certain fees for all last mile broadband telecommunications projects in unserved areas.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bailey Hornberger Reassigned To Economic Matters on 02/12/2020

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Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Underground Facilities Damage Prevention - Revision [HB-1330] [Construction ] [Public Safety ] [Infrastructure ]
Revising provisions relating to the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority; altering the application and scope of certain provisions relating to underground facilities and damage prevention; requiring certain newly installed underground facilities to be detectable or locatable on or after October 1, 2021; requiring certain previously detectable or locatable facilities to be restored to a certain status after a certain date; altering the qualifications of certain members of the Authority; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Utilities - Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage [HB-1048] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Construction ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred C Carr Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Service Companies and Contractors - Customer Protection - Personal Information [HB-1065] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a public service company and a contractor from sharing, disclosing, or otherwise making accessible to a third party a customer's personal information, subject to a certain exception; prohibiting a public service company and a contractor from selling a customer's personal information; requiring each public service company and contractor to use reasonable security procedures and practices to protect a customer's personal information from certain unauthorized actions; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Service Commission - Electric Companies and Electric Cooperatives - Customer Identification [HB-1019] [Energy ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations requiring electric companies and electric cooperatives to adopt a method for an electricity supplier enrolling a certain customer to provide certain information to adequately identify the customer without using the customer's account number; requiring the regulations to require that a certain customer enrolling with an electricity supplier may offer certain information as proof of identity under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/25/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Home Energy Assistance - Critical Medical Needs Program - Power to the People Pilot Program [HB-938] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
Requiring the Office of Home Energy Programs, in coordination with the United Way of Central Maryland and the Fuel Fund of Maryland, to establish the Power to the People Pilot Program on or before July 1, 2021, to expand access to the Critical Medical Needs Program; requiring the Pilot Program to provide training for certain individuals to serve as navigators under the Critical Medical Needs Program; requiring the United Way of Central Maryland to develop a certain screening intake process; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 03/18/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Member-Regulated Cooperatives - Establishment (Rural Broadband for the Eastern Shore Act of 2020) [HB-999] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing a process for an electric cooperative to operate as a member-regulated cooperative in a certain area; requiring a cooperative's board of directors to hold a certain meeting and forums and provide a certain notice and information to the cooperative's members on whether to operate as a member-regulated cooperative; requiring a member-regulated cooperative to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the status of the deployment of broadband Internet service to the cooperative's members; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 606 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Electricity – Considerations for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Overhead Transmission Lines [HB-1014] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Construction ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to take final action on an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity only after due consideration of certain factors including whether the applicant's design prioritizes the use or upgrading of existing infrastructure; prohibiting the construction of an overhead transmission line that is aligned with and within 1 mile of a conservation easement unless there is a certain showing of good cause; and providing for the application of the Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa E. Reilly Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Utilities - Low-Income and Middle-Income Housing - Energy Performance Targets [HB-982] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, for the 2021-2023 program cycle, by regulation or order, to the extent that the Commission determines that low-income programs are available, to require the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve a target annual incremental gross energy savings of at least 1% per year starting in 2021; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Clean Energy Jobs - Workforce Development - Scope [HB-1029] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Climate Change ]
Altering the scope of apprenticeship and training programs that may receive certain support through the Clean Energy Workforce Account from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund for clean energy industry development; providing that $750,000 in funds from the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, be designated for the recruitment of individuals, including veterans and formerly incarcerated individuals, to the pre-apprenticeship jobs training programs and registered apprenticeship jobs training programs beginning in fiscal 2021; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 409 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act [HB-1034] [Energy ] [Public Safety ] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Environmental ]
Authorizing a certain county or municipality, after giving 60 days written notice to the electric company and the Public Service Commission, to convert its street lighting service to a certain alternative-energy-only tariff, submit a request to acquire certain street lighting equipment from the electric company, and enter into an agreement to purchase electricity for a certain use from any available electricity supplier under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Service Commission - Electricity and Gas Suppliers - Training and Educational Program [HB-928] [Energy ] [Public Safety ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 373 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act [SB-835] [Energy ] [Telecommunications ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing a certain county or municipality, after giving 60 days written notice to the electric company and the Public Service Commission, to convert its street lighting service to a certain alternative-energy-only tariff, submit a request to acquire certain street lighting equipment from the electric company, and enter into an agreement to purchase electricity for a certain use from any available electricity supplier under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [SB-890] [Energy ] [Environmental ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020

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Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Information Technology - Communications Lines - Installation [SB-790] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Providing that certain provisions of law governing resource sharing do not apply to any private industry entities that have separate legal rights of access under State or local law to install communications lines and associated facilities in the State rights-of-way; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to waive certain fees for all last mile broadband telecommunications projects in unserved areas.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide C Eckardt Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Environment - Climate Crisis and Education Act [SB-912] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Air Quality ] [Education ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/18/2020

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Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Underground Facilities Damage Prevention - Revision [SB-877] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Construction ]
Revising provisions relating to the Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority; altering the application and scope of certain provisions relating to underground facilities and damage prevention; requiring certain newly installed underground facilities to be detectable or locatable after October 1, 2021; requiring certain previously detectable or locatable facilities to be restored to a certain status after a certain date; altering the qualifications of certain members of the Authority; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020

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Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public Utilities - Low-Income and Middle-Income Housing - Energy Performance Targets [SB-740] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, for the 2021-2023 program cycle, by regulation or order, to the extent that the Commission determines that low-income programs are available, to require the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve a target annual incremental gross energy savings of at least 1% per year starting in 2021; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020

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