Maryland Senate Bill 684 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Engrossed on March 28 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-29 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Limiting the eligibility of qualifying biomass as a Tier 1 renewable source for the renewable energy portfolio standard to qualifying biomass used at a generation unit that started commercial operation on or after January 1, 2005, and that achieves a system efficiency of 65% or more; providing that before January 1, 2018, qualifying biomass used at a generation unit that started commercial operation on or before December 31, 2004, and was certified on or before December 31, 2005, is eligible as a Tier 1 renewable source; etc.

Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass

Sen. Robert Garagiola [D]	Sen. William Ferguson [D]	Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]	Sen. Karen Montgomery [D]
Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Victor Ramirez [D]	Sen. Jamin Raskin [D]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]

2013-03-24 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (33-13) (Y: 33 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2013-03-23 - Senate - Senate Floor - Motion Special Order until 3/28 (Dyson) Adopted (26-19) (Y: 26 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-29	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2013-03-28	Senate	Third Reading Passed (33-13)
2013-03-27	Senate	Special Order until 3/28 (Senator Dyson) Adopted (26-19)
2013-03-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2013-03-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {187479/1 Report Adopted
2013-03-25	Senate	Laid Over (Senator Brinkley) Adopted
2013-03-25	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {187479/1
2013-03-25	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2013-03-05	Senate	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2013-02-01	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0684?ys=2013rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/sb/sb0684f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/sb/sb0684t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0684_18747901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/fnotes/bil_0004/sb0684.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/sb0684_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0684,s-0795&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0684,s-0803&stab=02&ys=2013RS