Maryland House Bill 630 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on May 8 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-08 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 566
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing an account holder who is the victim of abuse to terminate, and requiring a utility to allow for the termination of, the account holder's future liability under a utility contract if the account holder provides the utility with certain written notice requesting termination of the account holder's future liability under the contract; requiring a utility to allow an account holder who terminates a utility contract under the Act to open a new utility account notwithstanding a certain account balance or arrearage; etc.

Utility Account Holders - Victims of Abuse - Protections

Del. Pamela Queen [D]	Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]	Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Stuart Schmidt [R]
Del. Karen Simpson [D]

2023-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 133 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-08	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 566
2023-04-10	House	Passed Enrolled
2023-04-10	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2023-04-10	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2023-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed (43-0)
2023-04-07	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-04-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {953728/1 Adopted
2023-04-07	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2023-03-20	Senate	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-03-16	Senate	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2023-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (133-0)
2023-03-15	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments {513126/1 Adopted
2023-03-14	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2023-02-07	House	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-03	House	First Reading Economic Matters

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Public Utilities	5	502	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0630?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0630f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0630t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0630e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_566_hb0630e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0630_51312601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0000/hb0630_95372801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0630_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/hb0630_eee.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/0396.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1305.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/1110.pdf