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US HB4626
Bill
Status
2/25/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rick Allen
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards for consumer products unless they are both technologically feasible and economically justified, including a requirement that standards not result in additional net costs to consumers
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Requires the Secretary to conduct quantitative economic impact analyses before prescribing standards, including effects on low-income households, regional cost variations, employment impacts, and full lifecycle costs of covered products
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Creates a petition process allowing parties to request revocation of existing standards if evidence shows they result in additional consumer costs, fail to produce significant energy/water conservation, are not technologically feasible, or make products commercially unavailable
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Prohibits any new or amended energy conservation standards for distribution transformers, while preserving standards already in effect before enactment
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Mandates a 2-year post-implementation review of new standards to verify they remain technologically feasible and economically justified, with automatic invalidation of standards that fail review
Legislative Description
Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act
Energy
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2/25/2026