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Rep. Morris Reelected to Chair Technology & Economic Development Committee

State representative and energy technology expert Jeff Morris (D-40) was reelected to chair the House Technology & Economic Development Committee yesterday.

Morris is a leading national voice in the development of new energy technology and policy. In addition to his work in the state legislature, Morris was recently appointed as an advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy, where he advises the department on translating research and development into real-world energy policies.

“This is a critical time for the development and implementation of new energy policies and technology,” said Morris. “Technology is finally coming to our electric grid and changing the nature of a business that has been the same for more than a hundred years.”

Morris also serves as a co-chair for the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Task Force on Energy Supply.

Along with a robust energy agenda, Morris plans to introduce a bill that would limit corporations’ access to a consumer’s biometric data as well as reintroduce his drone privacy bill, which was passed by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in the House but never received a vote in the Senate (HB 2178).