Maryland 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 355 — Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Environmental Remediation Costs

Last action — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 388

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 388

  2. Returned Passed

  3. Third Reading Passed (83-55)

  4. Floor Amendment {153929/1 (Delegate Moon) Rejected (49-88)

  5. Second Reading Passed

  6. Favorable Report Adopted

  7. Favorable Report by Economic Matters

  8. Rereferred to Economic Matters

  9. First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  10. Third Reading Passed (32-12)

  11. Second Reading Passed

  12. Favorable Report Adopted (33-13)

  13. Special Order until 3/20 (Senator Madaleno) Adopted

  14. Favorable

  15. Favorable Report by Finance

  16. Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.

  17. First Reading Finance

Sponsors

  • Serafini and Astle · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 63 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Serafini and Astle

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (187)

187 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 83 Yea · 55 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 473002
Republican 22301
Democrat 142200
Total 835503
% of votes cast 59%39%0%2%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Speaker Busch — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Ali — Yea
Sophocleus — Yea
Cluster — Yea
Kittleman — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Malone — Yea
McConkey — Yea
McIntosh — Yea
Miele — Yea
Otto — Yea
Parrott — Yea
Saab — Yea
Shoemaker — Yea
Vallario — Yea
Vogt — Yea
Walker — Yea
Robinson — Nay
Lewis, R. — Nay
Kelly — Nay
Young, P. — Nay
Lierman — Nay
Lisanti — Yea
Luedtke — Nay
McDonough — Nay
McMillan — Nay
Morales — Nay
Morhaim — Nay
Mosby — Nay
Pendergrass — Nay
Platt — Nay
Rey — Yea
Reznik — Yea
Sanchez — Nay
Sydnor — Nay
Tarlau — Nay
Valentino-Smith — Not Voting
Afzali — Yea
Anderton — Yea
Angel — Nay
Atterbeary — Yea
Aumann — Yea
Barkley — Yea
Barron — Nay
Barve — Yea
Beitzel — Yea
Branch — Yea
Bromwell — Yea
Carey — Yea
Carr — Nay
Clark — Yea
Conaway — Nay
Dumais — Yea
Flanagan — Nay
Frick — Yea
Frush — Nay
Gaines — Yea
Gibson — Nay
Gilchrist — Yea
Glass — Nay
Glenn — Yea
Grammer — Nay
Gutierrez — Not Voting
Haynes — Yea
Hixson — Nay
Holmes — Yea
Impallaria — Yea
Jalisi — Nay
Jameson — Nay
Knotts — Yea
Krebs — Yea
Krimm — Nay
Lafferty — Yea
Jackson, M. — Yea
Jones, A. — Yea
Lewis, J. — Yea
Long, R. — Nay
Morgan, M. — Yea
Delegate Anne Healey Democrat Yea
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat Yea
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Yea
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Nay
Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat Nay
Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat Yea
Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat Yea
Delegate Dana Stein Democrat Yea
Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo Democrat Nay
Delegate David Moon Democrat Nay
Delegate Debra Davis Democrat Yea
Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat Yea
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Nay
Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat Nay
Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat Nay
Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk Democrat Nay
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat Yea
Delegate Luke Clippinger Democrat Yea
Delegate Marc Korman Democrat Nay
Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat Nay
Delegate Pam Queen Democrat Nay
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat Nay
Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat Yea
Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat Nay
Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat Nay
Senator Alonzo T. Washington Democrat Nay
Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat Nay
Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat Yea
Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat Nay
Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Nay
Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat Nay
Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Yea
Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat Nay
Senator Mary Washington Democrat Nay
Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat Yea
Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Nay
Delegate April Miller Republican Yea
Delegate April Miller Republican Nay
Delegate April Rose Republican Yea
Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican Yea
Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican Yea
Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican Nay
Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican Yea
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican Yea
Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican Yea
Delegate Kathy Szeliga Republican Yea
Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Yea
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Not Voting
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Yea
Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican Nay
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican Yea
Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Delegate William J. Wivell Republican Yea
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator Chris West Republican Yea
Senator Johnny Mautz Republican Yea
Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican Yea
Senator Mike McKay Republican Yea
Senator William G. Folden Republican Yea

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Floor Amendment {153929/1 (Delegate Moon)

Failed 49 Yea · 88 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 294703
Republican 42101
Democrat 162000
Total 498804
% of votes cast 35%62%0%3%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Robinson — Yea
Lewis, R. — Yea
Cluster — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Lierman — Yea
Lisanti — Yea
Luedtke — Yea
Malone — Yea
Miele — Yea
Morales — Yea
Morhaim — Yea
Saab — Yea
Sanchez — Yea
Sydnor — Yea
Tarlau — Yea
Young, P. — Yea
Speaker Busch — Nay
Cassilly — Nay
Sophocleus — Nay
Ali — Nay
Proctor — Nay
Kittleman — Nay
McConkey — Nay
McDonough — Nay
McIntosh — Nay
McMillan — Yea
Mosby — Nay
Otto — Nay
Parrott — Nay
Pendergrass — Nay
Platt — Yea
Shoemaker — Nay
Vallario — Nay
Vogt — Nay
Walker — Nay
Rey — Nay
Reznik — Nay
Valentino-Smith — Not Voting
Afzali — Nay
Anderton — Not Voting
Angel — Nay
Atterbeary — Nay
Aumann — Nay
Barkley — Nay
Barron — Yea
Barve — Nay
Beitzel — Nay
Branch — Nay
Bromwell — Nay
Carey — Nay
Carr — Yea
Clark — Nay
Conaway — Nay
Dumais — Nay
Flanagan — Yea
Frick — Nay
Frush — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Gibson — Nay
Gilchrist — Nay
Glass — Yea
Glenn — Nay
Grammer — Yea
Gutierrez — Not Voting
Haynes — Nay
Hixson — Yea
Holmes — Nay
Impallaria — Nay
Jalisi — Yea
Jameson — Nay
Knotts — Nay
Krebs — Nay
Krimm — Yea
Lafferty — Yea
Jackson, M. — Nay
Jones, A. — Nay
Lewis, J. — Nay
Long, R. — Yea
Morgan, M. — Yea
Delegate Anne Healey Democrat Nay
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat Nay
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Nay
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Nay
Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat Yea
Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat Nay
Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat Nay
Delegate Dana Stein Democrat Nay
Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo Democrat Yea
Delegate David Moon Democrat Yea
Delegate Debra Davis Democrat Nay
Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat Yea
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Yea
Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat Yea
Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat Yea
Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk Democrat Yea
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat Nay
Delegate Luke Clippinger Democrat Nay
Delegate Marc Korman Democrat Yea
Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat Yea
Delegate Pam Queen Democrat Yea
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat Nay
Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat Nay
Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat Yea
Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat Nay
Senator Alonzo T. Washington Democrat Nay
Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat Nay
Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat Nay
Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat Nay
Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Yea
Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat Nay
Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Nay
Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat Yea
Senator Mary Washington Democrat Nay
Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat Yea
Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Yea
Delegate April Miller Republican Yea
Delegate April Miller Republican Nay
Delegate April Rose Republican Nay
Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican Nay
Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican Nay
Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican Yea
Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican Nay
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican Nay
Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican Nay
Delegate Kathy Szeliga Republican Nay
Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Nay
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Not Voting
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Nay
Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican Yea
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Nay
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Nay
Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican Nay
Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican Nay
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Nay
Delegate William J. Wivell Republican Nay
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator Chris West Republican Nay
Senator Johnny Mautz Republican Nay
Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican Nay
Senator Mike McKay Republican Nay
Senator William G. Folden Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Third Reading

Passed 32 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22703
Republican 5000
Democrat 5500
Total 321203
% of votes cast 68%26%0%6%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Oaks — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Conway — Yea
Peters — Yea
Young — Yea
Norman — Yea
Robinson — Not Voting
Madaleno — Nay
Manno — Not Voting
Mathias — Yea
McFadden — Yea
Middleton — Yea
Nathan-Pulliam — Not Voting
Pinsky — Nay
Ramirez — Nay
Serafini — Yea
Waugh — Yea
Zirkin — Nay
Astle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Brochin — Nay
Currie — Yea
DeGrange — Yea
Eckardt — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hershey — Yea
Hough — Yea
Kasemeyer — Yea
Kelley — Nay
Klausmeier — Yea
Lee — Nay
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Nay
Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat Yea
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Yea
Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat Yea
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Nay
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Yea
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Yea
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Nay
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Nay
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Nay
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Yea
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Yea
Senator Justin Ready Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable

Passed 33 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22901
Republican 5000
Democrat 6400
Total 331301
% of votes cast 70%28%0%2%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Norman — Yea
Oaks — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Conway — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Young — Yea
Madaleno — Nay
Manno — Nay
Mathias — Yea
McFadden — Yea
Middleton — Yea
Nathan-Pulliam — Nay
Peters — Not Voting
Pinsky — Nay
Ramirez — Nay
Serafini — Yea
Waugh — Yea
Zirkin — Nay
Astle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Brochin — Nay
Currie — Yea
DeGrange — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Eckardt — Yea
Hershey — Yea
Hough — Yea
Kasemeyer — Yea
Kelley — Nay
Klausmeier — Yea
Lee — Nay
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Nay
Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat Yea
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Yea
Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat Yea
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Nay
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Yea
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Yea
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Nay
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Nay
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Yea
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Yea
Senator Justin Ready Republican Yea

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SB 355 is sponsored by Serafini and Astle.
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