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House passes HB 262 to create generator grant program for rural hospitals in declared disaster counties
Summary
The House passed House Bill 262 to establish a grant program to help rural hospitals acquire and install backup generators after hurricane-related power outages; the bill passed unanimously, 173–0.
The House passed House Bill 262, a bill to create a grant program to help rural hospitals acquire and install backup generators, by voice vote and roll-call (yays 173, nays 0). The bill was described by its sponsor as a targeted response to power failures and equipment risks experienced during Hurricane Helene.
Sponsor Representative Angie Osteen said the current minimum generating capacity proved insufficient during the storm and cited hospitals that lost power and water for days. She described eligibility criteria on the floor: qualifying hospitals must be rural, located in one of the 41 counties included in the governor’s state of…
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