Smart Meter Data Privacy Protection Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Sep 3, 2026
What it does
The Smart Meter Data Privacy Protection Act would prohibit certain state-regulated electric utilities from using personal consumption data collected by smart meters for commercial purposes, such as selling or licensing the data, unless the use is for authorized operational purposes like billing or grid reliability. Covered utilities would be required to submit annual reports to the Federal Trade Commission detailing how they collect, use, and share personal consumption data, and the FTC would establish data security and retention standards. Violations would result in utilities crediting affected consumers three times the revenue gained from improper use, with enforcement by the FTC and…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.