Smart Meter Opt-In Program

Added a requirement for utilities to maintain a phone line and public website informing residential customers of their right to request removal of advanced metering infrastructure and replacement with a noncommunicating meter.

Added a requirement for utilities to send email notifications to residential customers about the phone line and public website for advanced metering infrastructure removal requests.

Updated document header from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' to reflect the legislative status change from second house adoption to second reading adoption.

Added Senate sponsor Rodriguez, Jodeh and co-sponsor Joseph to the bill sponsorship list.

Simplified the requirement for utilities to maintain customer contact information by removing specific language about dedicated phone lines and email notifications.

Removed detailed provisions about dedicated phone lines and public website requirements for smart meter removal information.

Updated bill status markers to reflect Senate amendments and revised reading dates.

Document was converted from final act format to preliminary bill format with committee amendment notes

Added explanatory text at top stating this is an unofficial version including committee amendments not yet adopted on second reading

Removed final act signature block and certification language indicating Governor's signature status

Added committee sponsorship information showing House Energy & Environment committee and no Senate sponsorship

Added note indicating the bill is prepared for signatures and directing readers to legislative status sheets for gubernatorial action status.

Corrected formatting of bill title, sponsors, and subject matter lines to match standard legislative document structure.

Fixed signature lines for House and Senate officers, Chief Clerks, and Governor to use proper blank lines instead of handwritten-style text.

Corrected spacing and formatting in the explanatory note about capital letters and bold numbers indicating new material.

Utilities must now make reasonable efforts to notify customers before arriving to install smart meters and provide an opportunity to defer or reject the installation.

Utilities must establish and maintain a public website with information about customer data privacy and radio frequency communications related to advanced metering infrastructure.

The customer communication plan requirements were reorganized and expanded to include additional information about customer rights regarding smart meter installation.

The definition of 'noncommunicating meter' was expanded to clarify it requires a utility to manually record electricity consumption.

Added Senate sponsorship by Rodriguez to the bill's sponsorship list.

Updated header text from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and adjusted summary note formatting to reflect reengrossed status.

The ban on installing smart meters without customer consent was changed from July 1, 2025 to September 1, 2025, giving utilities more time to prepare.

Utilities must now submit a customer communication plan by December 31, 2025, detailing how they will notify customers about smart meter installation and their rights.

Utilities must make reasonable efforts to notify customers before arriving to install smart meters and provide an opportunity to defer or reject installation.

Utilities must maintain a dedicated phone line and public website for customers who want smart meters removed and replaced with traditional meters.

New definition of 'noncommunicating meter' was added to clarify that traditional meters requiring manual reading are now explicitly recognized.

The bill changed from requiring customers to opt out of smart meters to allowing customers to opt in for traditional meters, reversing the previous default position.

New requirements mandate that smart meters comply with FCC radio frequency requirements and utilities must provide information about customer data privacy and radio frequency communications.