Committee hears plan to create statewide monthly low‑income energy assistance program
Committee staff summarized a substitute to HB 19‑03 to create a statewide low‑income monthly bill assistance program administered by the Department of Commerce, funded by the general fund and Climate Commitment Act revenues and phased in by October 2027; stakeholders urged sustained funding and technical clarifications for utility reporting and reimbursements.
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Megan McFadden, staff to the House Environment and Energy Committee, told the Appropriations Committee that the proposed substitute to HB 19‑03 would establish a statewide energy assistance program through the Department of Commerce to reduce the energy burden for low‑income households, with a phased rollout beginning by October 2027. "This bill establishes a statewide program through the Department of Commerce to reduce the energy burden of low income households," McFadden said at the staff briefing.
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