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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1740 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3180
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to automatic re-enrollment in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP).
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester2/1/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester3/1/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1740 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3180
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3180) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to automatic re-enrollment in the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to automatic re-enrollment in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 174 of the Acts of 2022 is hereby amended by
2inserting after the word “benefits” the second time it appears the following: -
3 “When developing such portal, said agencies shall ensure that individuals and households
4who apply and receive fuel assistance through the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance
5Program will be automatically re-enrolled for such benefits for the following heating season, so
6long as such persons or households continue to meet the federal and state eligibility
7requirements, as determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development. For
8the purposes of this section, the term “heating season” shall mean the period between November
91 and April 30 of each year, unless otherwise designated by the Department of Housing and
10Community Development.”