Legislation - HB0382

Title: Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Fair, Allen, Embry, Feldmark, Forbes, Hill, D. Jones, Kaufman, McCaskill, Pasteur, Patterson, Pruski, Qi, Rosenberg, Ruff, Ruth, Schindler, Solomon, Stein, Stinnett, White Holland, Wims, Woods, Wu, Young, and Ziegler
Status: In the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring certain broadband providers in the State to establish a program to provide certain broadband services to eligible low-income consumers by December 1, 2026; authorizing the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development to exempt certain service providers; authorizing a provider, once every 3 years, to increase the price of the service based on certain criteria; requiring the Office beginning November 15, 2027, to annually file a report detailing certain data relative to the program; etc.

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Original:: Economic Matters

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/21/2026 Legislative Date 1/21/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/21/2026	1/21/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act)

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