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H5292 • 2025

An Act relative to smart meters

An Act relative to smart meters

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Sponsor
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (J)
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to smart meters

An Act relative to smart meters Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to smart meters Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2026-04-21 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-04-21 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-03-25 House

    Reported from the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

  5. 2026-03-25 House

    New draft of H3551

  6. 2026-03-25 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to smart meters
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.5292

Section 116C of Chapter 164 of the General Laws, as inserted by Section 79 of Chapter 239 of the Acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:

(c) Electric customers may opt out of inclusion in the implementation of advanced metering infrastructure with notice to the distribution company. Upon receiving such notice, the distribution company shall remove the customer from the implementation plan and notify the department of the customer’s decision to opt out of such implementation plan in a manner determined by the department. The distribution company may charge such a customer any reasonable and necessary fees for delivering non-advanced metering service, provided, however, that said fees shall adhere to a uniform statewide rate established by the department that shall be applied uniformly across all utility companies as determined by the department.

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