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Committee passes SB 191 with amendments to fold in LIHEAP working‑group proposal; vote adopted
Summary
SB 191, a bill relating to energy assistance, passed the Senate Committee with amendments to incorporate the state LIHEAP working group's recommendations (SB 994) and a defective date; Hawaiian Electric and the Public Utilities Commission supported inserting the working‑group language.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted to recommend passage of SB 191, which addresses state energy assistance, after agreeing to insert the contents of SB 994 — the LIHEAP working‑group proposal — and to add a defective date.
Noel Kakemoto, testifying for Hawaiian Electric, said the utility “strongly supports the intent of the bill”…
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