In the House of Representatives since March 5, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5473
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SATISFACTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS QUALITY OF SERVICE STANDARDS AND SETTLEMENTS IN CONTESTED PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to adopt and enforce quality of service standards concerning telecommunications service, (2) modify requirements concerning settlement agreements approved by the authority in contested proceedings, and (3) modify requirements for the approval of changes in control of utility companies.
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
March 5 to April 7, 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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 5
Energy and Technology CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 1914 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Energy and Technology Committee17–9
Mar 19
Who voted how
Yea Anne M. Hughes, Aundre Bumgardner, Ceci Maher, Douglas McCrory, Jaime S. Foster, James J. Maroney, James Sanchez, Jonathan Steinberg, Jorge Cabrera, Joseph P. Gresko, Maria P. Horn, Mary M. Mushinsky, Mike Demicco, Nick Gauthier, Norman Needleman, Savet Constantine, Steven Winter
Nay Arnold Jensen, Bill Buckbee, Dave W. Yaccarino, Jason Buchsbaum, Joe Canino, John E. Piscopo, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Ryan Fazio, Tracy Marra
Text
Each version as the General Assembly 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 General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 5 – Mar 19
- Mar 5Introduced and sent to Energy and Technology Committee
- Mar 6Heard in Energy and Technology Committee
- Mar 19Energy and Technology Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses