l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 5916

AN ACT REQUIRING SOLAR DEVELOPERS TO PROVIDE FARMLAND RESTORATION BONDS FOR BOTH PETITION AND APPLICATION PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE SITING COUNCIL.

Became law as Public Act 25-127, signed July 8, 2025, 167 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require solar developers to post a farmland restoration bond regardless of whether such project is pursuant to an application or petition before the Siting Council.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

6 co-sponsors

Doug Dubitsky, Mark W. Anderson, Patrick E. Callahan, Tim Ackert, Nicholas Menapace, Tammy Nuccio

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Saud Anwar, Heather S. Somers

    Its course

    January 22 to July 8, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action22 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Jun 3132 days

    Environment CommitteeJan 22 to Mar 1451 days

    In the SenateJun 3 to Jun 41 day

    Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2521 days

    With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 813 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 22 – Jun 3

    1. Jan 22Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Feb 7Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
    3. Feb 10Sent to Environment Committee
    4. Feb 11Heard in Environment Committee
    5. Mar 14Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Jun 3Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Jun 3 – Jun 4

    1. Jun 3Sent to the Senate
    2. Jun 4Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Jun 16 – Jul 8

    1. Jun 16Numbered Public Act 25-127
    2. Jun 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
    All 22 actions, as published
    1. Jan 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 24Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Feb 7DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Feb 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Feb 11PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses
    13. Jun 3HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    14. Jun 3TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
    15. Jun 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. Jun 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    17. Jun 4SENATE PASSEDSenate
    18. Jun 4ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    19. Jun 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    20. Jun 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    21. Jun 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    22. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor