Maryland Senate Bill 503 (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 264
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)

Sen. William Smith [D]

2021-04-01 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 101 N: 33 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264
2021-04-02	Senate	Returned Passed
2021-04-01	House	Third Reading Passed (101-33)
2021-03-31	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-03-31	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2021-03-03	House	Referred Economic Matters
2021-03-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2021-02-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-02-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {677473/1 Adopted
2021-02-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2021-01-24	Senate	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-01-20	Senate	First Reading Finance

HB345 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263

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/SB0503?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0503f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0503t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_264_sb0503t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0503_67747301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0503_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0503_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0312.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0949.pdf