2026 Regular Session
HB1562
Consumer Protection - Telecommunications Service Outage - Automatic Credit (Automatic Telecommunications Service Outage Credit Act)
Requiring a commercial telecommunications service provider to automatically provide a service disruption credit to the account of a customer impacted by a material service outage; establishing the minimum amount of the credit for the service outage; and establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice subject to enforcement and penalty provisions under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
February 13, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Environment and Transportation