Maryland Senate Bill 854 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 24 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-24 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing a certain process for valuing a water company or a sewage disposal company that is the subject of a certain acquisition; prohibiting a person from acquiring a controlling interest in certain water services or sewage disposal providers without prior approval of the Public Service Commission; providing the Commission may authorize a certain acquisition if the Commission finds that it is consistent with the public convenience and necessity; establishing a process to determine the fair market value of the selling utility; etc.

Public Utilities – Water and Sewage Disposal Companies – Acquisition

Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]

2018-03-28 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (136-0) (Y: 137 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2018-03-21 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-24	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220
2018-04-09	Senate	Returned Passed
2018-04-06	House	Third Reading Passed (136-0)
2018-04-04	House	Special Order until 4/6 (Delegate Davis) Adopted
2018-04-02	House	Second Reading Passed
2018-04-02	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2018-04-02	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2018-03-28	House	Rereferred to Economic Matters
2018-03-26	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2018-03-23	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2018-03-22	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2018-03-22	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {737576/1 Report Adopted
2018-03-21	Senate	Laid Over (Senator Cassilly) Adopted
2018-03-21	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {737576/1
2018-03-21	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2018-03-13	Senate	Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-02-05	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0854?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0854f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0854t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/Chapters_noln/CH_220_sb0854t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0854_73757601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0004/sb0854.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0854_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/Senate/0771.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0854_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/House/1157.pdf