Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 7 D cosponsors

HB0642 — Electric Companies - Service Outages and Rate Increases - Report on Customer Impact

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Requiring each electric company to report to the Public Service Commission, on or before April 1 each year, geographic and demographic data on all customers impacted by certain service outages and rate increases within the immediately preceding year.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (179)

179 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0642 do?
Requiring each electric company to report to the Public Service Commission, on or before April 1 each year, geographic and demographic data on all customers impacted by certain service outages and rate increases within the immediately preceding year.
Who sponsors HB0642?
HB0642 is sponsored by Long, J., Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Marlon Amprey (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, and Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB0642?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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