{"AmendmentNumber":"70","ParentBillNumber":"H5151","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"MCD1","Name":"Marjorie C. Decker","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/MCD1","ResponseDate":"2026-02-25T11:18:37.367"},"Category":null,"Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Protecting ratepayers and Mass Save","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by striking out section 69 and inserting in place thereof the following:-\r\n\r\n\"SECTION 69. (a) Not later than July 1, 2026, each electric or gas company, as defined in section 1 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, and municipal aggregator with a 2025 to 2027 energy efficiency plan approved by the department of public utilities pursuant to section 21 of chapter 25 of the General Laws, shall file with the department of public utilities a mid-term modification to its approved energy efficiency plan that results in savings for ratepayers by reducing the plan’s marketing, advertising and administrative budgets; provided, that said modifications shall result in average monthly savings for ratepayers totaling not less than 10 per cent of current energy efficiency surcharges.\r\n(b) Not later than 60 days after receiving such filings, the department of public utilities shall approve mid-term modifications that result in average monthly savings for ratepayers totaling not less than 10 per cent of current energy efficiency surcharges.\"\r\n"}