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Maryland Senate Bill SB37 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		sb0037
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10	7		SENATE BILL 37
11	8		C5 5lr1678
12	9		SB 682/24 – EEE (PRE–FILED) CF HB 121
13		-	By: Senator Hester Senators Hester, Attar, Augustine, Brooks, Kagan, Simonaire,
14		-	and M. Washington
	10	+	By: Senator Hester
15	11		Requested: November 1, 2024
16	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
17	13		Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
18		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
19		-	Senate action: Adopted
20		-	Read second time: February 11, 2025
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22		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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24	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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26	19		Electric Companies – Regional Transmission Organizations – Report 2
27	20		(Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) 3
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29	22		FOR the purpose of requiring a certain electric company to submit an annual report to the 4
30	23		Public Service Commission regarding each recorded vote cast by the electric company 5
31		-	and any ~~State~~ affiliate of the electric company at a meeting of a regional transmission 6
	24	+	and any affiliate of the electric company at a meeting of a regional transmission 6
32	25		organization; and generally relating to electric companies and regional transmission 7
33	26		organizations. 8
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35	28		BY adding to 9
36	29		Article – Public Utilities 10
37	30		Section 7–108 11
38	31		Annotated Code of Maryland 12
39	32		(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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41	34		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
42	35		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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44	37		Article – Public Utilities 16
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46	39		7–108. 17
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	41	+	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
	42	+	INDICATED. 19
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	44	+	(2) “AFFILIATE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–501 OF THIS 20
	45	+	TITLE. 21
47	46		2 SENATE BILL 37
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50		-	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 1
51		-	INDICATED. 2
	49	+	(3) “MEETING” MEANS ANY COMMITTEE , USER GROUP, TASK FORCE, 1
	50	+	OR OTHER PART OF THE REGIONAL TRANSMISSIO N ORGANIZATION IN WH ICH VOTES 2
	51	+	ARE TAKEN. 3
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53		-	(2) “AFFILIATE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–501 OF THIS 3
54		-	TITLE. 4
	53	+	(4) “RECORDED VOTE ” MEANS A VOTE THAT IS TABULATED, EITHER 4
	54	+	INDIVIDUALLY OR AS P ART OF A SECTOR , FOR ANY PURPOSE AT A MEETING, 5
	55	+	REGARDLESS OF : 6
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56		-	(3) “MEETING” MEANS ANY COMMITTEE , USER GROUP, TASK FORCE, 5
57		-	OR OTHER PART OF THE REGIONAL TRANSMISSIO N ORGANIZATION IN WH ICH VOTES 6
58		-	ARE TAKEN. 7
	57	+	(I) WHETHER THE VOTE REP RESENTS A FINAL POSI TION OF 7
	58	+	ANY PERSON CASTING T HE VOTE; OR 8
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60		-	(4) “RECORDED VOTE ” MEANS A VOTE THAT IS TABULATED, EITHER 8
61		-	INDIVIDUALLY OR AS P ART OF A SECTOR , FOR ANY PURPOSE AT A MEETING, 9
62		-	REGARDLESS OF : 10
	60	+	(II) THE DECISION–MAKING AUTHORITY OF THOSE VOTING . 9
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64		-	(I) WHETHER THE VOTE REP RESENTS A FINAL POSI TION OF 11
65		-	ANY PERSON CASTING T HE VOTE; OR 12
	62	+	(5) “REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION ” MEANS AN ENTITY 10
	63	+	THAT QUALIFIES AS A REGIONAL TRANSMISSIO N ORGANIZATION UND ER 18 C.F.R. § 11
	64	+	35.34. 12
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67		-	(II) ~~THE DECISION–MAKING AUTHORITY OF THOSE VOTING~~ . 13
	66	+	(B) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY . 13
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69		-	(5) “REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION ” MEANS AN ENTITY 14
70		-	THAT QUALIFIES AS A REGIONAL TRANSMISSIO N ORGANIZATION UNDER 18 C.F.R. § 15
71		-	35.34. 16
	68	+	(C) (1) ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1 EACH YEAR , EACH ELECTRIC 14
	69	+	COMPANY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION A REPORT O N EACH RECORDED VOTE 15
	70	+	CAST BY THE ELECTRIC COMPANY OR , SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 16
	71	+	SUBSECTION, AN AFFILIATE OF THE ELECTRIC COMPANY AT A MEETING OF A 17
	72	+	REGIONAL TRANSMISSIO N ORGANIZATION DURIN G THE IMMEDIATELY PR ECEDING 18
	73	+	CALENDAR YEAR . 19
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73		-	(B) ~~THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A MUNIC IPAL ELECTRIC UTILIT Y. 17~~
	75	+	(2) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE: 20
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75		-	(C) (1) ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1 EACH YEAR , EACH ELECTRIC 18
76		-	COMPANY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION A REPORT O N EACH RECORDED VOTE 19
77		-	CAST BY THE ELECTRIC COMPANY OR , SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 20
78		-	SUBSECTION, AN A STATE AFFILIATE OF THE ELE CTRIC COMPANY AT A M EETING OF 21
79		-	A REGIONAL TRANSMISS ION ORGANIZATION DUR ING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING 22
80		-	CALENDAR YEAR . 23
	77	+	(I) ALL RECORDED VOTES C AST BY THE E LECTRIC COMPANY , 21
	78	+	REGARDLESS OF WHETHE R THE VOTE IS OTHERW ISE DISCLOSED; AND 22
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82		-	(2) THE REPORT SHALL INCL UDE: 24
	80	+	(II) ALL VOTES CAST BY AN AFFILIATE OF THE ELE CTRIC 23
	81	+	COMPANY IF THE ELECT RIC COMPANY ITSELF D OES NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. 24
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84		-	~~(I)~~ ALL ~~RECORDED VOTES C AST BY THE ELECTRIC COMPANY,~~ 25
85		-	~~REGARDLESS OF WHETHE R THE VOTE IS OTHERWISE DI SCLOSED; AND~~ 26
	83	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act sh all take effect 25
	84	+	October 1, 2025. 26
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87		-	(II) ALL VOTES CAST BY AN A STATE AFFILIATE OF THE 27
88		-	ELECTRIC COMPANY IF THE ELECTRIC COMPANY ITSELF DOES NOT VOTE ON THE 28
89		-	MATTER. 29
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91		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 30
92		-	October 1, 2025. 31
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94		-	SENATE BILL 37 3
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100		-	Approved:
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102		-	Governor.
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104		-	President of the Senate.
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106		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.