Maryland Senate Bill 83 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 615
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring the Secretary of the Environment to prepare a certain recommendation in connection with certain issues considered by the Public Service Commission; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to incorporate an evaluation of the impact of certain electric power plants on climate change into the Power Plant Research Program; requiring the Commission to consider the maintenance of fair and stable labor standards and the protection of the global climate in supervising and regulating certain public service companies; etc.

Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor

Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]

2021-04-01 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 93 N: 41 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 31 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-30	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 615
2021-04-02	Senate	Returned Passed
2021-04-01	House	Third Reading Passed (93-41)
2021-04-01	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-04-01	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2021-02-25	House	Referred Economic Matters
2021-02-24	Senate	Third Reading Passed (31-14)
2021-02-19	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-02-19	Senate	Floor Amendment {473920/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected
2021-02-17	Senate	Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
2021-02-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Adopted
2021-02-17	Senate	Committee Amendment {117073/1 Adopted
2021-02-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments
2021-02-16	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Reilly) Adopted
2021-02-16	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {117073/1
2021-02-12	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2020-12-23	Senate	Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Finance
2020-10-19	Senate	Pre-filed

HB298 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 614
SB656 (Carry Over) 2020-03-12 - Referred Economic Matters Environment and Transportation

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Environment	2	405	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	3	303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Utilities	2	113	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Public Utilities	7	207	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0083?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0083f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0083t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_615_sb0083t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0083_11707301.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0083_47392001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0083_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0083_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0256.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0962.pdf