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Committee advances bill to protect applicants for low‑income energy assistance from unnecessary data collection and utility shutoffs
Summary
The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee voted to advance House Bill 12‑34, a bill that narrows required LEAP application information and protects applicants’ citizenship/immigration data from disclosure except where federal law requires it.
The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee passed House Bill 12‑34, a measure designed to expand access and privacy protections for applicants to the Low‑Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP).
Sponsor Senator Winter said the bill narrows information collection so that applicants are not required to disclose citizenship or immigration status unless it is an explicit eligibility requirement. The measure also…
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