MD SB570 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 563
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring certain gas companies and authorizing certain gas companies to develop a plan for a pilot thermal energy network system or systems by October 1, 2024; requiring a gas company that serves at least 75,000 customers in its distribution territory to submit either one or two proposals for a pilot system to the Public Service Commission for approval by July 1, 2025; authorizing a municipal corporation, county, or community organization to submit neighborhoods to gas companies for consideration as part of a pilot system; etc.

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Title

Public Utilities - Thermal Energy Network Systems - Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 101 N: 34 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-04-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 36 N: 7 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-05-09SenateApproved by the Governor - Chapter 563
2024-04-08SenateReturned Passed
2024-04-08HouseThird Reading Passed (101-34)
2024-04-08HouseFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2024-04-08HouseFavorable Report by Economic Matters
2024-04-05HouseRereferred to Economic Matters
2024-04-02HouseReferred Rules and Executive Nominations
2024-04-02SenateThird Reading Passed (36-7)
2024-04-01SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-04-01SenateFavorable with Amendments {183225/1 Adopted
2024-03-29SenateMotion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
2024-03-29SenateFavorable with Amendments {183225/1
2024-03-29SenateFavorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2024-02-06SenateHearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-06SenateHearing canceled
2024-01-26SenateHearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-25SenateFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

Same As/Similar To

HB397 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 564

Subjects

Administrative Agencies
Air Pollution
Apprentices
Appropriations
Arbitration
Attorney General
Awareness and Outreach
Boundaries
Budgets
Building Maintenance and Repair
Collective Bargaining
Commerce and Business
Committees and Commissions
Construction
Consumer Protection
Contractors
Contracts
Cooperative Associations
Counties
Data
Demographics
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Education
Energy
Energy Administration
Energy Matters
Environmental Matters
Environmental Service, Maryland
Equipment
Ex-Offenders
Examinations
Federal Aid
Federal Government
Fuel
Geothermal Energy
Grants
Health Insurance
Housing and Community Development, Department of
Independent Contractors
Industry and Technology
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Job Training
Licenses
Loans
Low-Income
Minority Business Enterprises
Municipal Corporations
Nonprofit Organizations
Notices
Occupational Safety
Pilot Programs
Prices
Privatization
Procurement
Public Service Commission
Recruitment and Hiring
Renewable Energy Sources
Reports
Residency
Residential Property
Retirement
Revenue and Taxes
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Salaries and Compensation
Small Business
State Government - Procurement
Storage
Strikes
Tax Credits
Utilities
Utility Regulation
Veterans
Women
Work, Labor, and Employment

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Environment1701(n/a)See Bill Text
Housing and Community Development41801(n/a)See Bill Text
Public Utilities71001(n/a)See Bill Text
Public Utilities71002(n/a)See Bill Text
Public Utilities71003(n/a)See Bill Text
Public Utilities71004(n/a)See Bill Text
Public Utilities71005(n/a)See Bill Text
Public Utilities71006(n/a)See Bill Text
Public Utilities7703(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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