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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1490: Electricity and heating

Maintaining residential electricity and heating service for low-income households and households with people with disabilities.

Summary

  • Extends the winter shutoff moratorium and energy assistance requirements to apply to rural electric cooperatives in addition to municipal electric utilities, public utility districts, and investor-owned utilities.
  • Establishes a year-round energy service shutoff moratorium for low-income households or households with people with disabilities.

From the House Bill Analysis 2021 (HB 1490), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2021
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-37)
Introduced
February 5, 2021 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2022

AN ACT Relating to maintaining residential electricity and heating service for low-income households and households with people with disabilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-37)

20 co-sponsors (20 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Alex Ramel D-40Nicole Macri D-43Tarra Simmons D-23Liz Berry D-36Debra Lekanoff D-40Jesse Johnson D-30Davina Duerr D-1Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21David Hackney D-11Vandana Slatter D-48Cindy Ryu D-32Jamila Taylor D-30Tina Orwall D-33Frank Chopp D-43Laurie Dolan D-22Marcus Riccelli D-3Jessica Bateman D-22Timm Ormsby D-3Melanie Morgan D-29Noel Frame D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

HB 1490 in other sessions

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