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H1495 • 2025

An Act providing for energy assistance during the summer months

An Act providing for energy assistance during the summer months

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Sponsor
Domb, Mindy
Last action
2025-11-06
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act providing for energy assistance during the summer months

An Act providing for energy assistance during the summer months By Representatives Domb of Amherst and Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing for energy assistance during the summer months By Representatives Domb of Amherst and Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1495) of Mindy Domb and Steven Ultrino for legislation to authorize an extreme heat energy assistance program.
  • Housing.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2025-11-06 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-09-18 House

    Reporting date extended to Friday, October 31, 2025

  3. 2025-07-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/23/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Housing

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act providing for energy assistance during the summer months
By Representatives Domb of Amherst and Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1495) of Mindy Domb and Steven Ultrino for legislation to authorize an extreme heat energy assistance program. Housing.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1495

SECTION 1. Chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 24B the following section:-

Section 23C. The executive office of housing and livable communities, in coordination with the department of energy resources, shall, subject to appropriation, operate an annual extreme heat energy assistance program to provide assistance in paying the energy bills of residents of Massachusetts earning no greater than 150 per cent of the federal poverty guideline, as defined by the federal government, or no greater than 60 per cent of the state median income level, whichever is greater, and of residents who are already found eligible for the Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program, during the period of May 15 to September 30. Said program may be administered in coordination with the Low-income Home Energy Assistance Act, 42 United States Code sections 8621 et seq., or any successor acts thereto, subject to the following provisions:

(a) the executive office shall establish benefit rates and maximum benefits such that total benefits paid do not exceed the amount appropriated for this benefit; and

(b) the executive office shall use the same grantee agencies, similar applications and similar verification procedures as are used in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, to the maximum extent possible. The executive office may also utilize a reasonable percentage of any funds appropriated, not exceeding 10 per cent of such funds, for administrative costs of the program.

SECTION 2. The executive office of housing and livable communities shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of section 23C of chapter 23B of the general laws, as inserted by this act, no later than 6 months following the effective date of this act.

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