HB1562Introduced in the House of Delegates
Consumer Protection - Telecommunications Service Outage - Automatic Credit (Automatic Telecommunications Service Outage Credit Act)
Introduced by Chao Wu, District 9
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
March 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
Bill history
First Reading Environment and Transportation
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Hearing canceled
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Hearing canceled
Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
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