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SB 561

EnactedCrossfile HB 227
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Corporations and Associations - Electric Cooperatives - Nonescheat Capital Credits

Sponsor: Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. (District 36)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Corporations and AssociationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 213 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that certain unclaimed money held by an electric cooperative and due to a past member is not considered abandoned property; and authorizing an electric cooperative to use this money only to assist members of the cooperative or make donations to nonprofit, charitable organizations approved by the cooperative's board of directors.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 4Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAllen, HannahlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hershey, Senator HersheylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTeffeau, MatthewlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce
FAVTeffeau, MatthewRegistered for: ABC Metro Washington; Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.