Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1038
Smart meters; provide utility customers with option to decline installation of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC UTILITY CUSTOMERS WITH THE OPTION TO DECLINE INSTALLATION OF SMART METERS; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATING TO SMART METERS AND SMART METER TECHNOLOGY; TO REQUIRE THAT SMART METER TECHNOLOGY PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO AND USE OF PRICE AND CONSUMPTION INFORMATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
Public UtilitiesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 3
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives