---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electric Universal Service Program - Funds - Arrearage Prevention"
description: "Electric Universal Service Program - Funds - Arrearage Prevention"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 1117"
citation: "Maryland SB 1117 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Utility Regulation", "Social Services - Generally", "Alternative Energy Sources", "Appropriations", "Committees and Commissions", "Equipment", "Housing", "Human Services", "Department of", "Social Services", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Klausmeier"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a81b5646-50b4-4dbd-ab6f-6a9b6bf15dd3"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=SB1117&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
source_hash: "99bcb13727a899a4afd3ac80f98f78da769f2c97117c2335eda5e468a5e6425d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 1117 (2018) — Electric Universal Service Program - Funds - Arrearage Prevention

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb1117f.pdf)

## Votes

- On third reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **116–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Klausmeier — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-15** First Reading Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15** Rereferred to Finance
- **2018-02-21** Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-14** Favorable Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Favorable Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Second Reading Passed
- **2018-03-19** Third Reading Passed (47-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-20** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Favorable with Amendments {603598/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-03-26** Third Reading Passed with Amendments (116-18) `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Senate Concur - House Amendments
- **2018-03-28** Third Reading Passed (46-0) `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Passed Enrolled
- **2018-05-15** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 697 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a81b5646-50b4-4dbd-ab6f-6a9b6bf15dd3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).