Maryland Senate Bill 656 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 11 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - Referred Economic Matters Environment and Transportation
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring the Secretary of the Environment to prepare a certain recommendation in connection with certain issues considered by the Public Service Commission; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to incorporate an evaluation of the impact of certain electric power plants on climate change into the Power Plant Research Program; requiring the Commission to consider the maintenance of fair and stable labor standards and the protection of the global climate in supervising and regulating certain public service companies; etc.

Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor

Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Jill Carter [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]
Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]

2020-03-11 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 32 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-12	House	Referred Economic Matters Environment and Transportation
2020-03-11	Senate	Third Reading Passed (32-14)
2020-03-09	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2020-03-09	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2020-03-06	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2020-02-05	Senate	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-03	Senate	First Reading Finance

SB656 (Carry Over) 2020-03-12 - Referred Economic Matters Environment and Transportation
HB531 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-05 - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Environment	2	405	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	3	303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Utilities	2	113	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Utilities	7	207	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0656?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0656f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0656t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0656_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0582.pdf