Percentage of Income Payment Program; created. (HB1483)

Introduced By

Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Department of Housing and Community Development; Percentage of Income Payment Program. Creates the Percentage of Income Payment Program (PIPP), which caps the monthly electric utility payment of low-income participants at six percent, or, if the participant's home uses electric heat, 10 percent, of the participant's household income. The bill sets forth eligibility criteria for participation in PIPP, establishes the PIPP Fund to pay electric utility providers the balance of low-income participants' accounts and to fund energy efficiency and weatherization initiatives, and provides directives to the Department of Housing and Community Development regarding the administration of PIPP. The bill repeals the energy assistance and weatherization pilot program operated by all Phase I and II Utilities for low income, elderly, and disabled individuals. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
01/08/2020	Committee
01/08/2020	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101538D
01/08/2020	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/16/2020	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
01/30/2020	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
01/30/2020	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/2020	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2020	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/2020	Committee substitute printed 20107004D-H1
02/11/2020	Left in Appropriations