HB4461Introduced in the House of Delegates
Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days
Introduced by Rick Hillenbrand, District 88
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a consumer is not required to pay for service outages caused by the provider when he or she did not receive services.
Where it stands
To Energy, Industry, and Mining
February 9, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of DelegatesStage: Passed House (Roll No. 54) · February 6, 2026
92
Yes
0
No
7
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Pat McGeehan | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Zatezalo | 2 | Yes |
| Jimmy Willis | 3 | Yes |
| Bill Flanigan | 4 | Yes |
| Shawn Fluharty | 5 | Absent |
| Jeffrey Stephens | 6 | Yes |
| Charles Sheedy | 7 | Yes |
| Bill Bell | 8 | Yes |
| William Anderson | 10 | Yes |
| Bob Fehrenbacher | 11 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed for introduction
To Energy and Public Works then Judiciary
Introduced in House
To House Energy and Public Works
Markup Discussion
By substitute, do pass, but first to Judiciary
Reference dispensed
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
Read 1st time
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
Read 2nd time
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
Read 3rd time
Passed House (Roll No. 54)
Communicated to Senate
Introduced in Senate
To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Government Organization
To Energy, Industry, and Mining
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