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Senate committee unanimously reports task force to study low-income energy-efficiency and weatherization
Summary
Senate Bill 777, which creates a low-income energy efficiency and weatherization task force, was reported as amended by the Senate Resources Committee, 15-0; the committee made changes to task force membership and added industry representation.
The Senate Resources Committee unanimously reported Senate Bill 777 as amended. The bill would create a task force to evaluate accessibility of energy-efficiency resources for low-income households, identify barriers to retrofit and weatherization work, and develop actionable solutions.
Senator Locke offered two line amendments to change task force composition to require “no less than 12 nonlegislative citizen members” (rather than exactly 12) and to add both a representative from the residential construction industry and a representative from a Commonwealth-based firm that specializes in building energy performance, diagnostics, or energy code compliance. The amendments were adopted and recorded. Senator Locke then moved to report the bill as amended; the clerk recorded a vote of Ayes 15, Noes 0.
The task force would study low-income energy-efficiency access and report findings and recommendations; the legislation as amended clarifies membership and adds industry perspectives to the panel. The measure now advances for further Senate consideration.
