Requires social services districts to automatically re-enroll eligible persons or households for the low-income home energy assistance program
Summary
Requires social services districts to, every heating season, automatically re-enroll persons or households currently receiving assistance through the low-income home energy assistance program, so long as each person or household maintains eligibility.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Apr 16, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025
How they voted
60–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jan 27, 2025
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Apr 16, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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