The VA NAACP support HB 230,692,604,906

People, particularly renters, in my community often live in housing that is not energy efficient. I have talked to people living in mobile home parks that have holes in their walls and flooring and no insulation. Their energy bills are high because of the poor quality of their housing. They have to choose between paying their energy bills and paying for other necessities like food and medicine. This bill will at a minimum keep their utilities on when they can least afford to lose them. I cannot imagine people losing power these past two weeks when temperatures have remained at or below freezing. Maintaining access to essential utilities during extreme weather and on non-business days is a health and safety issue. Shutoffs should be the absolute last resort and ideally never used as a measure to get people to pay their bills, especially when less than a third of people eligible for bill assistance receive any. Thank you for considering this important bill!