Senate refers bill on utility shutoff protections during extreme heat to telecom and energy committee
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Summary
A petition and accompanying bill from Joanne M. Comfort seeking protections against utility shutoffs during periods of extreme heat was brought before the Senate and referred to the committee on telecommunications, utility, and energy after the body suspended rules to consider it forthwith.
The Senate received a petition and accompanying bill from Joanne M. Comfort seeking legislation to provide utility shutoff protections during periods of extreme heat, and the Senate referred the measure to the committee on telecommunications, utility, and energy. The referral followed a motion to suspend the rules so the matter could be considered forthwith.
The committee on rules reported the petition and bill to the floor. Senator Fadman moved to suspend the rules to allow immediate consideration; the motion passed when the presiding officer announced, “the ayes have it,” and the measure was referred to the committee on telecommunications, utility, and energy.
No further debate or substantive details of the bill’s provisions were stated on the floor during the session. The transcript does not record a floor vote on the underlying bill itself or specifics about the protections the measure would create; those details would be developed or disclosed in committee.
The Senate took the procedural step of suspending rules to expedite consideration, and the matter now awaits committee review and any subsequent committee votes or amendments.