Maryland Senate Bill 218 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Passed on May 4 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-04 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing the technical staff of the Public Service Commission to assist a water company or a sewage disposal company in establishing a proposed just and reasonable rate; authorizing the technical staff to seek information from specified companies under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to restrict the availability of specified staff-assisted rate cases to companies who gross annual revenues for a specified time period are below an amount determined by the Commission, not to exceed $1,000,000; etc.

Public Utilities - Water Companies and Sewage Disposal Companies - Rate Cases and Proceedings

Sen. Thomas Middleton [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]	Sen. John Astle [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]
Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Jim Mathias [D]
Sen. Edward Reilly [R]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]

2017-03-23 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-0) (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-04	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536
2017-03-29	Senate	Returned Passed
2017-03-28	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2017-03-27	House	Second Reading Passed
2017-03-27	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-03-27	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2017-02-07	House	First Reading Economic Matters
2017-02-06	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2017-02-02	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2017-02-02	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {137474/1 Report Adopted
2017-02-01	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2017-01-31	Senate	Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-01-19	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0218?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0218f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0218t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_536_sb0218t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0218_13747401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0008/sb0218.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0218_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0218_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0218,s-0140&stab=02&ys=2017RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0218,h-0975&stab=02&ys=2017RS