HB 382 — Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-21
Requiring, beginning November 15, 2027, and each November 15 thereafter, certain broadband providers to report certain information to the Office of Statewide Broadband annually; and requiring by December 1, 2027, and each December 1 thereafter, the Office to determine whether the certain programs reported are sufficient to meet the needs of low-income consumers in the State and make any recommendations related to low-income consumer programs in the State.
Latest action: — In the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsors (25)
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — sponsor · 2026-01-21
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Elizabeth Embry (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Catherine M. Forbes (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Aletheia McCaskill (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Andrew C. Pruski (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Lily Qi (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Malcolm P. Ruff (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Matthew J. Schindler (D, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Dana Stein (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Chao Wu (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Caylin Young (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
Action timeline (6)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Economic Matters
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Aletheia McCaskill (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Andrew C. Pruski (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Catherine M. Forbes (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Caylin Young (D, state_lower MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Chao Wu (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Cheryl E. Pasteur (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Dana Stein (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Elizabeth Embry (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Jamila J. Woods (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Lily Qi (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Malcolm P. Ruff (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Matthew J. Schindler (D, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Natalie Ziegler (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Nick Allen (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Sean A. Stinnett (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House economic matters · md-leg