HB 1037 — Public Service Commission - Broadband and Voice Over Internet Protocol Service - Study
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-09
Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct a study and make recommendations on the potential scope, structure and implementation of Commission oversight of broadband service and voice over Internet protocol service; and requiring the Commission to report by December 31, 2026, its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment, the House Environment and Transportation Committee, and the General Assembly.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Salling) Adopted
Sponsors (16)
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — sponsor · 2026-02-09
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Diana M. Fennell (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Kenneth Kerr (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Ryan Spiegel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Vaughn Stewart (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Joe Vogel (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-09
Action timeline (7)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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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 environment and transportation | — | 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 | Linda Foley (D, state_lower MD-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Diana M. Fennell (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Joe Vogel (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kenneth Kerr (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Ryan Spiegel (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Vaughn Stewart (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Veronica Turner (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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 environment and transportation · md-leg