Lawmakers considered H.753, which would revise PUC rule 3.300 on medical certificates and disconnections and add hot‑weather protections and reporting. Members split between sending a committee letter and directing the PUC to amend the rule on a set timeline; no final vote was taken.

PUC staff told the committee H.753’s proposal to let non‑physician licensed providers sign medical certificates and to extend certificate duration is well‑intentioned but uses broad language. PUC asked for clearer definitions and cautioned about rulemaking timelines and jurisdiction over small water systems.

PUC told the committee H.716’s approach of legislating a single net‑metering price risks higher net‑metering rates and cost‑shifts to non‑participants; the PUC recommended a legislative goal (for example, increased rooftop solar by 2030) and stakeholder rulemaking to set pricing to meet that goal.

H.609 would implement PUC recommendations from an Act 142 (2024) report by defining Thermal Energy Exchange Networks (TENS) in statute, add permissible purposes for entities such as fire districts, and generally favor light‑touch regulation to spur development.