Committee hears testimony on H.753 to limit utility disconnections and track outages At a Feb. 5 House Energy and Physical Infrastructure hearing, advocates and service providers urged support for H.753, a bill that would require tracking utility disconnections and offer limited protections for vulnerable households; witnesses cited rising arrears, individual hardship cases, and gaps in current assistance programs.

A groundbreaking bill aims to combat rising utility disconnections in Vermont, shedding light on the devastating impact these shutoffs have on families and vulnerable communities.

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