Utility Regulation
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Frederick County - Solar Energy - Municipal Electric Utilities [HB-418]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Altering to 2.5% the percentage of the renewable energy portfolio standard that must be derived from solar energy for a municipal electric utility in Frederick County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frederick County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2020
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources [HB-438]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the eligibility of certain sources of energy for the creation of credits under the renewable energy portfolio standard; removing certain sources from the definition of a "Tier 1 renewable source"; providing that existing obligations or contract rights may not be impaired by the Act; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio standard compliance years beginning after December 31, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act) [HB-408]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
Requiring that any gas service newly installed at an occupied structure may have a gas service regulator installed only outside the structure; requiring an existing interior gas service regulator in a multifamily residential structure to be relocated outside whenever a gas service line or regulator is replaced; requiring a gas company, on or before January 1, 2021, to file a plan with the Public service Commission to relocate any gas service regulator that provides service to a multifamily residential structure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy [SB-315]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Applying certain laws regarding net energy metering and community solar generating systems to customers served by a community choice aggregator; repealing a provision that prohibits a county or municipal corporation from acting as an aggregator under certain circumstances; establishing a process by which, beginning October 1, 2021, a county or municipal corporation or group of counties or municipal corporations may form or join a community choice aggregator; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information - Reports [HB-260]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain persons to submit to the Public Service Commission beginning July 1, 2021, monthly reports containing information on the supply of electricity and gas to certain residential customers; requiring certain initial reports to include information from the previous 12 months; providing for the required contents of each report; requiring certain information to be organized by low-income customers and all other customers; requiring the Commission to make each report available to certain persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Referred Finance on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean Energy Jobs - Workforce Development - Scope [SB-224]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
Altering the scope of apprenticeship and training programs that may receive certain support through the Clean Energy Workforce Account from the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund for clean energy industry development; providing that $750,000 from the Fund be designated for the recruitment of individuals, including veterans and formerly incarcerated individuals, to the pre-apprenticeship jobs training programs and the registered apprenticeship jobs training programs beginning in fiscal year 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 410 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Solar Photovoltaic Recycling [HB-165]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a solar photovoltaic recycling fee; requiring a person installing a solar electric generating facility in the State to pay the fee beginning October 1, 2020; establishing the Solar Photovoltaic Recycling Fund; requiring 20% of the first sale price of each renewable energy credit sold to be deposited into the Fund; providing that the purpose of the Fund is to provide funding for technologies and processes that assist with the recycling of solar photovoltaic systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Rapid Health Impact Assessment and Final Action [HB-109]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
Requiring an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain construction to conduct a rapid health impact assessment (HIA) on the project and report on its findings; requiring a rapid HIA report to be completed not later than 45 days after the applicant submits the applicant's application to the Public Service Commission; requiring an applicant to complete the rapid HIA in a certain manner; requiring the rapid HIA report to be considered part of a certain application; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass [SB-168]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "qualifying biomass" for purposes of excluding energy derived from certain material from being eligible for meeting certain Tier 1 obligations under the renewable energy portfolio standard; providing that existing obligations or contract rights may not be impaired by the Act; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio standard compliance years beginning January 1, 2021, or later.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Carriers and For-Hire Driving Services - Nonprofit Organizations and Volunteer Drivers [SB-171]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Nonprofit ]
Providing that a motor carrier permit is not required for transportation services that a nonprofit organization provides through the use of a volunteer driver and the volunteer driver's personal vehicle; altering the definition of "transportation network services"; and providing that a nonprofit organization that provides transportation for remuneration to clients of certain services may not be required to obtain a motor carrier permit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 65 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Carriers and For-Hire Driving Services - Nonprofit Organizations and Volunteer Drivers [HB-120]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Nonprofit ]
Providing that a motor carrier permit is not required for transportation services that a nonprofit organization provides through the use of a volunteer driver and the volunteer driver's personal vehicle; altering the definition of "transportation network services"; and providing that a nonprofit organization that provides transportation for remuneration to clients of certain services may not be required to obtain a motor carrier permit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 64 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Public Utility Regulation Fund - Cap [HB-102]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Public Safety ]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
Increasing, from .17% to .25%, the maximum that may be charged to certain public service companies for a State fiscal year to reimburse the Public Service Commission for certain costs and expenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 54 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass [HB-98]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the definition of "qualifying biomass" for purposes of excluding energy derived from certain material from being eligible for meeting certain Tier 1 obligations under the renewable energy portfolio standard; providing that existing obligations or contract rights may not be impaired by the Act; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio standard compliance years beginning January 1, 2021, or later.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Public Safety - 9-1-1 Fees - Audits [SB-61]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring telephone companies and commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers to keep records of 9-1-1 fees collected and remitted for at least 4 years after the fees are remitted; requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with the Emergency Number Systems Board, to adopt procedures for auditing surcharge collection and remittance by telephones companies and CMRS providers; providing the Comptroller is entitled to .5% of the fees to cover the expense of conducting audits; authorizing the Comptroller to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 605 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - 9-1-1 Fees - Audits [HB-6]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring telephone companies and commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers to keep records of 9-1-1 fees collected and remitted for at least four years after the fees are remitted; requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with the Emergency Number Systems Board, to adopt procedures for auditing surcharge collection and remittance by telephones companies and CMRS providers; providing the Comptroller is entitled to .5% of the fees to cover the expense of conducting audits; authorizing the Comptroller to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 604 on 05/08/2020
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Department of Natural Resources - Solar Generation Facilities - Pollinator-Friendly Designation [SB-1158]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Agriculture ]
Requiring the power plant research program of the Department of Natural Resources to include in its research an evaluation of the pollinator benefits that would occur under a pollinator-friendly vegetation management standard or pollinator habitat plan implemented on the land on which a proposed or an existing ground-mounted solar generation facility is located; requiring the Department to adopt a specified Solar Site Pollinator Habitat Planning and Assessment scorecard; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 372 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Study [SB-1146]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Clean Energy Center and the University of Maryland Energy Research Center jointly to conduct a study on the renewable energy portfolio standard and related matters; providing for the scope of the study; providing specific subjects for the study to address; requiring specified State and local units to cooperate with the centers in the conduct of the study; requiring the centers to report to the Governor and specified committees on or before specified dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2017
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Local Jurisdictions - Zoning Authority - Generating Stations [HB-1592]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to adopt specified zoning regulations for the siting of generating stations; requiring a local jurisdiction that adopts zoning regulations in accordance with the Act to make a specified determination regarding the types of energy generating technologies that the zoning regulations will include; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/22/2017
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Public Utilities - Transportation Network Services - Operators' Licenses and Vehicle Permits [HB-1552]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring that a passenger motor vehicle used to provide transportation network services have a specified safety inspection certificate issued within 90 days after the first use of the vehicle to provide the services; prohibiting the Public Service Commission from denying an application for specified transportation network operators' licenses due to a criminal conviction or traffic violation that occurred more than 7 years before the application, with an exception; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Termination of Electric or Gas Service - Prohibition [HB-1533]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a public service company from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer during a severe weather period for a severe weather event and on specified days; prohibiting a public service company, on receipt of a specified request or subsequent request, from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer for 30 days beyond a scheduled termination of service date under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diana M. Fennell
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations; Withdrawn on 03/08/2017