HB 1562

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: July 12, 2026.

Consumer Protection - Telecommunications Service Outage - Automatic Credit (Automatic Telecommunications Service Outage Credit Act).

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-1562
Session 2026
Status introduced
Committee Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates introduced 2026-07-12
Business / Commerce Infrastructure / Utilities Insurance / Consumer Protection
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Delegate Wu
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-13 Status introduced
2026-07-12 Latest Action In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
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