SB 316
  • Introduced
    Feb 26, 2026
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Became Law
SB 316
Connecticut Senate Bill
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE TESTING OF SOILS AT CERTAIN SOLAR FACILITIES. To require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to conduct soil testing on a biennial basis at utility-scale solar arrays in the state.
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Senate • Apr 14, 2026: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
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APP Joint Favorable
Senate Calendar: Senate Calendar, Apr 28, 2026
Position: 175

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Mar 13, 2026, Senate
ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
YES: 32
NO: 2
OTHER: 0
YES: 32
  • Lopes R
  • Stewart C
  • Parker J
  • Hochadel J
  • Sweet L
  • Bumgardner A
  • Veach D
  • Harding S
  • Callahan P
  • Anderson M
  • Arzeno H
  • Chafee B
  • Cohen C
  • Demicco M
  • Dillon P
  • Doucette J
  • Dubitsky D
  • Gresko J
  • Gucker K
  • Horn M
  • Jacobson J
  • Jensen A
  • Johnson D
  • Leeper J
  • Maher C
  • O'Dea T
  • Piscopo J
  • Polletta J
  • Reddington-Hughes K
  • Reyes G
  • Smith F
  • Shannon M

NO: 2
  • Steinberg J
  • Mushinsky M

OTHER: 0
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Apr 14, 2026, Senate
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
YES: 41
NO: 10
OTHER: 2
YES: 41
  • 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
  • Leeper J
  • Anwar S
  • Baker A
  • Martinez R
  • Belton K
  • Marx M
  • Berthel E
  • McCarthy Vahey C
  • McCrory D
  • Brown M
  • Nolan A
  • Candelaria J
  • 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
  • Gaiewski D
  • Garibay J
  • Gibson B

NO: 10
  • Hoxha J
  • Kennedy K
  • Nuccio T
  • Ackert T
  • Lesser M
  • Bolinsky M
  • Pavalock-D'Amato C
  • Courpas T
  • DeCaprio M
  • Foncello M

ABSENT: 2
  • Gilchrest J
  • Gonzalez M

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  • Apr 14, 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 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Joint Favorable (APP)
  • Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
    • Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Appropriations
  • Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
    • Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
    • Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
    • Senate Calendar Number 175
    • File Number 220 (LCO)
  • Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
    • Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 12:00 PM (LCO)
  • Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Joint Favorable Substitute (ENV)
    • Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
  • Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
    • Public Hearing 03/04
  • Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
    • Referred to Joint Committee on Environment
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