MD SB628 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 570
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring a certain utility, on presentation of certain documents and without requiring certain information or imposing a fee or penalty, to temporarily keep a certain account open for a certain period of time or transfer a certain account to a surviving spouse under certain circumstances; and authorizing a certain utility to impose a fee or penalty or terminate an account for nonpayment under certain circumstances or close a certain account under certain circumstances.

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Title

Utilities - Surviving Spouse of Account Holder - Protections

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2020-03-10 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-05-08SenateEnacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 570
2020-03-18SenateReturned Passed
2020-03-18HouseThird Reading Passed (131-0)
2020-03-17HouseFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-17HouseFavorable Report by Economic Matters
2020-03-15HouseHearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-03-10HouseReferred Economic Matters
2020-03-10SenateThird Reading Passed (47-0)
2020-03-06SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-06SenateFavorable with Amendments {537778/1 Adopted
2020-03-05SenateFavorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2020-02-17SenateHearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m.
2020-02-17SenateHearing canceled
2020-02-05SenateHearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-03SenateFirst Reading Finance

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Public Utilities5501(n/a)See Bill Text

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