HB 1562 — Maryland
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.
Latest action: Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m. · Mar 13, 2026
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Committees: Environment and Transportation (House of Delegates)
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Environment and Transportation
Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 6, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Mar 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
Mar 13, 2026 · House of Delegates
Sponsored by Chao Wu
No recorded floor votes yet.
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