Committee approves utility-record exception, anti‑robocall measure and three resolutions

The House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee advanced several measures by voice vote after staff summaries and brief procedural consideration.

House Bill 306 was presented to the committee as an amendment to the public‑utility confidential security information disclosure protections, creating specific exceptions for government agencies conducting safety‑risk investigations. The committee considered amendment A‑8025‑04; the chair asked for negative votes and, hearing none, declared the amendment and the bill passed.

Senate Bill 992, described by staff as prohibiting telemarketers from spoofing phone numbers to appear local and banning robocalls after 8 p.m. in the recipient’s time zone, was amended to clarify that preparatory work by telemarketers is not covered by the phrase “initiating telemarketing.” The amendment and the bill as amended passed by voice vote.

House Resolution 152, designating Line Workers Appreciation Day, was amended on the floor to change the designated year to 2026; the amendment passed and the resolution as amended passed. House Resolution 361, which directs the joint state government commission to perform a cost‑benefit study of continued membership in the PJM interconnection, had its reporting deadline extended to 270 days by amendment; the amendment and the resolution as amended passed.

Chairman Metzgar closed the meeting after the items were disposed of; the transcript records voice‑vote passage on each measure but does not include roll‑call tallies.