SB 37

Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act)

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 438 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an electric company, other than a municipal electric utility, by February 1 each year, to submit a report to the Public Service Commission regarding each recorded vote cast by the electric company and any of State affiliate of the electric company at a meeting of a regional transmission organization.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mettle, Katie	Advanced Energy United	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carr, Alfred	DC Department of Energy & Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)
FAV	Progress, Shore	Shore Progress	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shriner, Mariahlobbyist	Sierra Club Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frederick, Joanne	Stop MPRP, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamidi, Renee	Valleys Planning Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frye, Julie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Iampieri, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Law, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Price, Brysn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
INFO	Reed, Dytonialobbyist	BGE	Written (PDF)