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CT HB05355

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Human Services Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to establish new pricing standards for deliverable fuel in Connecticut's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) beginning November 1, 2025

  • Changes pricing structure from county-based to regional pricing standards for deliverable fuel vendors

  • Mandates that new pricing standards fairly compensate fuel vendors for fuel purchase and delivery costs while maximizing funding available to program recipients

  • Requires fuel providers to be reimbursed based on prices publicly posted on the Department of Social Services website on the date of delivery

  • Commissioner must include the new pricing standards in the program's annual plan by August 1, 2025

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Fuel Pricing In The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Last Action

Public Hearing 03/03

2/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Human Services2/26/2026

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