HB 25-1175: Smart Meter Opt-In Program

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Under current law, an investor-owned qualifying retail utility serving more than 500,000 customers (utility) may install advanced metering infrastructure (smart meter) at a customer's residential property without the property owner's permission unless the customer opts out of having the smart meter installed. The act requires a utility that deploys smart meters on or after September 1, 2025, to submit a customer communication plan to the public utilities commission on or before December 31, 2025. The customer communication plan must include the information related to the utility's plan for: The deployment of smart meters; Communicating with residential customers before the installation of smart meters on the customer's property, which communication must be sent 90, 60, and 30 days before the smart meter is installed; Communicating with residential customers regarding the customer's right to not have a smart meter installed and to receive a noncommunicating meter instead; and Communicating with a new residential customer about whether the property already has a smart meter installed and the customer's right to have a noncommunicating meter installed instead. A utility that plans to install a smart meter at a residential customer's property shall make reasonable efforts to notify the customer before arriving at the customer's property. A utility that installs or plans to install smart meters shall: Maintain a phone line and public website with information regarding the customer's right to not have the smart meter installed and have a noncommunicating meter installed instead, if requested; Only install smart meters that comply with federal communications commission requirements for radio frequency; and Establish and maintain a public website that includes information regarding customer data privacy and radio frequency communications in relation to smart meters.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. May 20, 2025Governor Signed
2. May 6, 2025Signed by the Speaker of the House
3. May 6, 2025Signed by the President of the Senate
4. May 6, 2025Sent to the Governor
5. April 15, 2025House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6. April 14, 2025Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
7. April 11, 2025Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
8. April 9, 2025Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
9. March 24, 2025Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
10. March 19, 2025House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
11. March 18, 2025House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
12. March 13, 2025House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

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