Legislation - HB1562

Title: Consumer Protection - Telecommunications Service Outage - Automatic Credit (Automatic Telecommunications Service Outage Credit Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Wu
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

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.

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Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Consumer Protection - Telecommunications Service Outage - Automatic Credit (Automatic Telecommunications Service Outage Credit Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/13/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Consumer Protection - Telecommunications Service Outage - Automatic Credit (Automatic Telecommunications Service Outage Credit Act)
House	3/06/2026	3/06/2026	Hearing canceled
House	3/06/2026	3/06/2026	Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/13/2026	3/13/2026	Hearing canceled
House	3/13/2026	3/13/2026	Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.

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