Maryland House Bill 345 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring that any gas service newly installed at an occupied structure may have a gas service regulator installed only outside the structure; requiring an existing interior gas service regulator in a multifamily residential structure to be relocated outside whenever a gas service line or regulator is replaced; requiring a gas company, on or before January 1, 2022, to file a plan with the Public Service Commission to relocate any gas service regulator that provides service to a multifamily residential structure; etc.

Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act)

Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]

2021-03-29 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 99 N: 33 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263
2021-03-30	House	Returned Passed
2021-03-29	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-03-26	Senate	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-03-26	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2021-02-16	Senate	Referred Finance
2021-02-12	House	Third Reading Passed (99-33)
2021-02-12	House	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Kipke) Adopted
2021-02-11	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-02-11	House	Favorable with Amendments {443991/1 Adopted
2021-02-10	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2020-12-29	House	Hearing 1/14 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Economic Matters
2020-08-28	House	Pre-filed

HB408 (Carry Over) 2020-03-15 - Hearing 3/16 at 10:00 a.m.
SB503 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Utilities	7	312	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0345?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0345f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0345t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_263_hb0345t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0005/hb0345_44399101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0345_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0345_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0095.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0724.pdf