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Businesses and health-care providers urge longer timelines to meet fluorescent‑to‑LED rules; environmental groups warn against broad exemptions
Summary
Stakeholders told the committee HB 4,060 would create needed runway for large facilities to retrofit fluorescent fixtures to LED; business, health-care and labor witnesses supported targeted extensions while Climate Solutions cautioned it would weaken energy-efficiency policy and public health protections.
House Bill 4,060 drew a range of testimony Feb. 10 about proposed compliance extensions for the statutory phaseout of certain fluorescent lamps.
Representative Jeff Helfrich told the committee the bill and forthcoming amendments provide a "targeted extension to ensure a transition away from fluorescent lamps is safe, efficient, and sustainable," noting that large retrofits involve fixture replacements, rewiring and coordination across sites…
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