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Committee approves $7.5M per year for low‑income electricity assistance; public advocate’s amendment aligns eligibility with LIHEAP
Summary
The committee voted to advance LD 995, which would appropriate $7.5 million in each of two fiscal years for low‑income electric bill assistance and aligns the program’s income eligibility with the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at 150% of the federal poverty level.
The committee voted to report LD 995 — a bill carried by the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) — “ought to pass as amended.” The bill as amended specifies that low‑income household eligibility for program dollars should match the LIHEAP standard (150% of the federal poverty level) and includes one‑time appropriations of $7,500,000 in FY 2025‑26 and $7,500,000 in FY 2026‑27 for the low‑income assistance program (LIAP).
Heather Samoran of the Office of the Public Advocate explained that the amendment cleans up the draft language so it tracks the PUC rules and the eligibility language that state agencies…
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