2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB829: Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies

Legislative Summary

Altering the definition of "qualified generator lead line" for purposes of provisions of law regarding certificates of public convenience and necessity; requiring an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an overhead transmission line to include certain information in its application; requiring the Public Service Commission to consider certain evidence before taking final action on a certain application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; etc.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
First Reading Economic Matters
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {763823/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Motion Special Order until 03/17 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Floor Amendment {473227/1 (Delegate Buckel)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted (98-34)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Floor Amendment (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-97)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (108-30)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/18/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 473227/1 (Delegate Buckel)

Floor Amendment 473227/1 (Delegate Buckel)

3/17/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 763823/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 763823/1 Adopted

3/15/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
108
Yea
30
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted
3/17/2025
98
Yea
34
Nay
6
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment (Delegate Buckel) Rejected
3/17/2025
38
Yea
97
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/17/2025186.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/2025141.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197038.9 KB