Maryland Senate Bill 8 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 2 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-02 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 161
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Allowing a gas company to recover costs associated with infrastructure replacement projects through a gas infrastructure replacement surcharge on customer bills; requiring project cost calculations to include specified elements; specifying how the pretax rate of return is calculated and adjusted and what it includes; stating that the intent of the General Assembly is to accelerate infrastructure improvements by establishing a mechanism for gas companies to recover reasonable and prudent costs of infrastructure replacement; etc.

Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Infrastructure Replacement Surcharge

Sen. John Astle [D]

Sen. Thomas Middleton [D]

2012-02-21 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (116-19) (Y: 116 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2012-02-07 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (34-13) (Y: 34 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-05 - Senate - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Rosapepe) {163725/1 Rejected (19-21) (Y: 19 N: 21 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2012-02-05 - Senate - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Madaleno) {293726/1 Rejected (15-29) (Y: 15 N: 29 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate Floor - Favorable with Amendments Adopted (31-12) (Y: 31 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - Senate - Senate Floor - Motion Special Order until 2/5 (Brochin) Rejected (21-22) (Y: 21 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-02	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 161
2013-02-22	Senate	Returned Passed
2013-02-21	House	Third Reading Passed (116-19)
2013-02-19	House	Second Reading Passed
2013-02-19	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2013-02-18	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2013-02-08	House	First Reading Economic Matters
2013-02-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed (34-13)
2013-02-05	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2013-02-05	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Rosapepe) {163725/1 Rejected (19-21)
2013-02-05	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Madaleno) {293726/1 Rejected (15-29)
2013-02-01	Senate	Special Order until 2/5 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
2013-02-01	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (31-12)
2013-02-01	Senate	Motion Special Order until 2/5 (Senator Brochin) Rejected (21-22)
2013-02-01	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2013-02-01	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {867177/1
2013-01-31	Senate	Laid Over (Senator Astle) Adopted
2013-01-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {867177/1
2013-01-30	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2013-01-23	Senate	Hearing 1/23 at 2:30 p.m.
2013-01-09	Senate	First Reading Finance
2012-09-18	Senate	Pre-filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0008?ys=2013rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/sb/sb0008f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/sb/sb0008t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/Chapters_noln/CH_161_sb0008t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0008_16372501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0008_29372601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0008_86717701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/fnotes/bil_0008/sb0008.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/sb0008_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/sb0008_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0008,s-0119&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0008,s-0120&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0008,s-0134&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0008,s-0135&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0008,s-0148&stab=02&ys=2013RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0008,h-0124&stab=02&ys=2013RS