Maryland House Bill 397

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 26 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-02-26 - Third Reading Passed (92-38)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring the Public Service Commission, by January 1, 2023, to establish an administrative process to approve supply offers for electricity or gas for households in the State that receive energy assistance through a program in the Office of Home Energy Programs; prohibiting, beginning on July 1, 2023, unless the Commission has approved the supply offer, a third-party retail supplier from offering to provide electricity or gas, renewing a certain contract, or charging a certain fee to certain households in the State; etc.

Electricity and Gas - Energy Suppliers - Supply Offers

Del. Brooke Lierman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-26	House	Third Reading Passed (92-38)
2021-02-25	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-02-25	House	Favorable with Amendments {933296/1 Adopted
2021-02-24	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2021-01-18	House	Hearing 2/04 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Economic Matters
2020-09-23	House	Pre-filed

SB31 (Crossfiled) 2021-02-26 - Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Senator Klausmeier) Adopted

Type	Source
Summary	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0397?ys=2021RS
Text	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0397f.pdf
Text	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0397t.pdf
Amendment	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov//2021RS/amds/bil_0007/hb0397_93329601.pdf
Supplement	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0397_ecm.pdf