SB 756

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Electric Companies, Gas Companies, Gas and Electric Companies, and Water Companies - Periodic Audits

Sponsor: Senator Washington, A.Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each electric company, gas company, gas and electric company, and water company in the State to submit an audit of utility operations, customer usage, and customer billing to the Public Service Commission every 3 years beginning December 31, 2026; and requiring the Commission to post the audit on its website.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Position only
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Position only
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	President, Randallstown NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Washington, A., Senator Washington, A.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Washington, Alonzo	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Andes, Guy	BGE	Written (PDF)
UNF	Baccino, Steve	Chesapeake Utilities Corporation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Waitlevertch, Scottlobbyist	Columbia Gas of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Troxell, Timothylobbyist	FirstEnergy / Potomac Edison	Written (PDF)
UNF	Deal, Poetrilobbyist	Pepco and Delmarva Power	Written (PDF)
UNF	Todd, Brandonlobbyist	Washington Gas	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dennison, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fields, William	Maryland Office of People's Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Saunders, Daniela	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Hoover, Frederick	Maryland PublicService Commission	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

BGEUNF 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Utilities CorporationUNF 1

Columbia Gas of MarylandUNF 1

FirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonUNF 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Office of People's CounselFWA 1

Maryland PublicService CommissionINFO 1

Pepco and Delmarva PowerUNF 1

President, Randallstown NAACPFAV 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.FAV 1

Washington GasUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

UNFWaitlevertch, ScottColumbia Gas of MarylandRegistered for: Columbia Gas of Maryland

UNFTroxell, TimothyFirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonRegistered for: FirstEnergy, Corp.

UNFDeal, PoetriPepco and Delmarva PowerRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.

UNFTodd, BrandonWashington GasRegistered for: