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IntroducedFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 29, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 01, 2026
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Became LawMay 11, 2026
Connecticut Senate Bill
AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTIONS REGARDING RESIDENTIAL SOLAR AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. To (1) exempt from licensing requirements certain persons (A) employed by, and under the direction of, a licensed solar contractor, and (B) performing certain work on a solar photovoltaic facility, (2) amend the Home Solicitation Sales Act by (A) defining and redefining various terms, (B) requiring the Office of Consumer Counsel to develop a consumer handbook concerning home solicitation sales of residential solar photovoltaic systems, (C) requiring sellers to make additional disclosures, (D) establishing requirements concerning sellers of residential solar photovoltaic systems, and (E) modifying the penalty applicable for violations of said act, and (3) require residential solar lenders and lessors to provide payoff statements and transfer documentation.
Last Action See all actions
House • May 14, 2026: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 233
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- General Law Committeeprimary
- Rep. Kenneth Guckercosponsor
- Rep. Tom O'Deacosponsor
- Rep. Hilda E. Santiagocosponsor
Votes
YES: 40
- Winfield G
- Osborne M
- Stafstrom S
- Pavalock-D'Amato C
- Flexer M
- Perillo J
- Gadkar-Wilcox S
- Quinn M
- Fazzino J
- Rahman M
- Kissel J
- Roberts K
- Fishbein C
- Rutigliano D
- Blumenthal M
- Simms T
- Veach D
- Cabrera J
- Walker T
- Callahan P
- Wilson D
- Cicarella P
- DeCaprio M
- Delany H
- Dillon P
- Doucette J
- Dubitsky D
- Elliott J
- Gaston H
- Gilchrest J
- Godfrey B
- Howard G
- Jacobson J
- Johnson D
- Khan M
- LaMark Muir R
- Lesser M
- Maher C
- Miller P
- O'Dea T
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
- Brown M
YES: 48
- Osten C
- Gordon J
- Walker T
- Haddad G
- Hartley J
- Harding S
- Kushner J
- Exum T
- Johnson S
- Paris C
- Kavros DeGraw E
- Somers H
- Khan M
- Ackert T
- Leeper J
- Anwar S
- Lesser M
- Baker A
- Martinez R
- Belton K
- Marx M
- Berthel E
- McCarthy Vahey C
- Bolinsky M
- McCrory D
- Brown M
- Nolan A
- Candelaria J
- Pavalock-D'Amato C
- Reyes G
- Dathan L
- Rosario C
- Sanchez E
- DeFronzo D
- Sanchez J
- Delany H
- Simms T
- Dillon P
- Slap D
- Felipe A
- Winfield G
- Flexer M
- Foncello M
- Gaiewski D
- Garibay J
- Gibson B
- Gilchrest J
- Gonzalez M
NO: 5
- Hoxha J
- Kennedy K
- Nuccio T
- Courpas T
- DeCaprio M
OTHER: 0
YES: 36
- JOHN W. FONFARA
- CATHERINE A. OSTEN
- DOUGLAS MCCRORY
- MARTHA MARX
- SAUD ANWAR
- JASON PERILLO
- MD RAHMAN
- SUJATA GADKAR-WILCOX
- DEREK SLAP
- HERRON GASTON
- RICK LOPES
- JULIE KUSHNER
- JOHN A. KISSEL
- BOB DUFF
- PAUL HONIG
- CECI MAHER
- MATTHEW L. LESSER
- PATRICIA BILLIE MILLER
- GARY WINFIELD
- TONY HWANG
- MARTIN M. LOONEY
- MAE FLEXER
- CHRISTINE COHEN
- STEPHEN HARDING
- JAN HOCHADEL
- HENRI MARTIN
- JAMES MARONEY
- ERIC C. BERTHEL
- JOAN V. HARTLEY
- NORMAN NEEDLEMAN
- ROB SAMPSON
- PAUL CICARELLA
- JORGE CABRERA
- JEFF GORDON
- HEATHER S. SOMERS
- RYAN FAZIO
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 142
- ALLIE-BRENNAN
- HUGHES
- TURCO
- O'DEA
- ARZENO
- JACOBSON
- WALKER
- PAVALOCK-D'AMATO
- BAKER
- JOHNSON, D.
- WELANDER
- PISCOPO
- BARRY
- JOHNSON, S.
- WILSON
- PIZZUTO
- BELTON
- KAVROS DEGRAW
- WINTER
- POLLETTA
- BERGER-GIRVALO
- KEITT
- WOOD
- REDDINGTON-HUGHES
- BIGGINS
- KHAN
- BLUMENTHAL
- LAMARK MUIR
- RUTIGLIANO
- BOYD
- LEEPER
- ACKERT
- SCOTT
- BROWN, K.
- LEMAR
- ANDERSON
- BROWN, M.
- LUXENBERG
- ANISKOVICH
- VAIL
- BUMGARDNER
- MARTINEZ, R.
- BOLINSKY
- VEACH
- CHAFEE
- MCCARTHY VAHEY
- BRONKO
- WEIR
- MCGEE
- BUCHSBAUM
- YACCARINO
- COMEY
- MENAPACE
- BUCKBEE
- ZAWISTOWSKI
- CONCEPCION
- MESKERS
- CALLAHAN
- ZULLO
- CONSTANTINE
- MORRIN BELLO
- CANDELORA, V.
- ZUPKUS
- DATHAN
- NAPOLI
- CANINO
- DEFRONZO
- OSBORNE
- CARNEY
- DELANY
- PARIS
- CARPINO
- DEMICCO
- PARKER
- CASE
- RITTER
- DIGIOVANCARLO
- PEMBERTON
- COURPAS
- DILLON
- POULOS
- DAUPHINAIS
- DOUCETTE
- QUINN
- DECAPRIO
- CANDELARIA, J.
- EXUM
- RADER
- DELNICKI
- GODFREY
- FARRAR
- ROBERTS
- DUBITSKY
- HALL, J.
- FAZZINO
- ROCHELLE
- FISHBEIN
- REYES
- FELIPE
- ROJAS
- FONCELLO
- FORTIER
- SANCHEZ, E.
- HAINES
- SANTIAGO
- FOSTER
- SANCHEZ, I.
- HALL, C.
- GAIEWSKI
- SANCHEZ, J.
- BUTLER
- GARIBAY
- HOXHA
- GONZALEZ
- GAUTHIER
- SANTOS
- JENSEN
- MUSHINSKY
- GEE
- SHAKE
- KENNEDY
- PAOLILLO
- GENGA
- SHANNON
- KLARIDES-DITRIA
- GILCHREST
- LANOUE
- ELLIOTT
- GUCKER
- SMITH
- MARRA
- HADDAD
- STAFSTROM
- MASTROFRANCESCO
- GRESKO
- STEINBERG
- MCGORTY, B.
- LINEHAN
- HORN
- SWEET
- NUCCIO
- NOLAN
NO: 0
Actions
- May 14, 2026 | House
- Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- May 11, 2026 | House
- Public Act 26-16 (LCO)
- May 01, 2026 | House
- House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
- House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- In Concurrence
- Apr 30, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- House Calendar Number 532
- Apr 29, 2026 | House
- Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
- Apr 29, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 5160
- Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- No New File by Committee on Appropriations
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 17, 2026 | Senate
- Joint Favorable (APP)
- Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
- Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
- Immediate Transmittal
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- No New File by Committee on Judiciary
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Joint Favorable (JUD)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Senate Calendar Number 173
- File Number 218 (LCO)
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 12:00 PM (LCO)
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Joint Favorable Substitute (GL)
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Public Hearing 02/23
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
Documents
- Bill Analysis for SB-233, as amended by Senate "A"
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 218
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 218
- Fiscal Note for SB-233, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 5160)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5160 (Cost)
- Committee Report GL Joint Fav. Rpt
- Committee Report JUD Joint Fav. Rpt
- Committee Report APP Joint Fav. Rpt
- Public Hearing Testimony
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