HB 960

Did not advance

Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations and Reporting Requirements (Ratepayer Freedom Act)

Sponsor: Delegate Johnson, A.Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Special Order until 03/17 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an investor-owned electric company, gas company, or combination gas and electric company from recovering through rates certain costs, including certain costs associated with lobbying and political activities; and requiring certain public service companies to include in the annual report to the Public Service Commission certain costs related to certain activities.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 32FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Smith-Hams, Taylor	350.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scepaniak, Michael	BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places	Position only
FAV	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wharton, Leslie	Elders Climate Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasper, Matthew	Energy and Policy Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peltier, Laurel	Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Snyder, Co-Chair, Abby	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woods, Mollie	Office of People's Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Veazey, Liz	Solar United Neighbors Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hester, Beth	Stop MPRP, Inc	Position only
FAV	Webster, Phil	Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Baylor, Frank	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Johnson, A., Delegate Johnson, A.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Held, Karl	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kranz, Rhonda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Miller, Susanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Verchinski, Paul	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	teeter, jennifer	Individual	Position only
UNF	Jones, Brittanylobbyist	BGE	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Collins, Carvillelobbyist	Columbia Gas of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Klase, Annelobbyist	Pepco/DPL	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	quinn, brianlobbyist	Venable LLP	Written (PDF)
UNF	Todd, Brandonlobbyist	Washington Gas	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hoover, Frederick	Maryland PublicService Commission	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

350.orgFAV 1

BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesFAV 1

BGEUNF 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Columbia Gas of MarylandUNF 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Elders Climate ActionFAV 1

Energy and Policy InstituteFAV 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationFAV 1

Maryland Energy Advocates CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland PublicService CommissionFWA 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

Office of People's CounselFAV 1

Pepco/DPLUNF 1

Solar United Neighbors ActionFAV 1

Stop MPRP, IncFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of MarylandFAV 1

Venable LLPUNF 1

Washington GasUNF 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBaker, BrittanyChesapeake Climate Action NetworkRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVMiller, SusanRegistered for: Earthjustice

UNFJones, BrittanyBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

UNFCollins, CarvilleColumbia Gas of MarylandRegistered for: Artesian Resources Corporation; Columbia Gas of Maryland; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition; Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Health Facilities Association of Maryland; General Motors LLC…

UNFKlase, AnnePepco/DPLRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Pepco Holdings, Inc.

UNFquinn, brianVenable LLPRegistered for: AES Warrior Run; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation; Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd.…

UNFTodd, BrandonWashington GasRegistered for: