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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5340

AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.

Became law as Public Act 26-127, signed June 4, 2026, 98 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to develop successor programs for the RRES, NRES and SCEF programs, (2) require a study of consumer protections for solar photovoltaic system leasing and sales, (3) allow the use of portable solar photovoltaic systems, (4) require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to implement an agrivoltaics program, and (5) require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to establish a pilot program concerning the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in environmental justice communities.

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

43 co-sponsors

Aundre Bumgardner, Mary M. Mushinsky, Joseph P. Gresko, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Josh Elliott, Nick Gauthier, Kate Farrar, Patricia A. Dillon, Fred Gee Jr., Kerry S. Wood, Michael D. Quinn, Stephen R. Meskers, Savet Constantine, Melissa Osborne, Jane M. Garibay, Hector Arzeno, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Amy Morrin Bello, Gary A. Turco Jr., Lucy Dathan, Frank Smith, Laurie Sweet, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Steven Winter, Nicholas Menapace, Anthony L. Nolan, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Jason Doucette, Aimee Berger-Girvalo, Geoff Luxenberg, Farley Santos, John-Michael Parker, Roland J. Lemar, Maryam Khan, Anne M. Hughes, Sarah Keitt, Robin E. Comey, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., David DeFronzo, John Santanella, Hilda E. Santiago, Iris N. Sanchez, Jaime S. Foster

In the Senate

    6 co-sponsors

    Julie Kushner, Martha Marx, Derek Slap, Matthew L. Lesser, MD Rahman, John A. Kissel

    Its course

    February 26 to June 4, 2026, 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 action28 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to May 164 days

    Energy and Technology CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1921 days

    In the SenateMay 1 to May 65 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 6 to May 2721 days

    With the GovernorMay 27 to Jun 48 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 1 · Adopted May 6

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 6

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 6

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 6

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 6

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 6

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 6

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    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 Feb 26 – May 1

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Energy and Technology Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Energy and Technology Committee
    3. Mar 19Energy and Technology Committee recommended it
    4. May 1The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
    6. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 1 – May 6

    1. May 1Sent to the Senate
    2. May 6The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
    4. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    5. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment D
    6. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment E
    7. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment F
    8. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment G
    9. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 20 – Jun 4

    1. May 20Numbered Public Act 26-127
    2. May 27Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 4Signed by the Governor
    All 28 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 19Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 1HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 1HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 1HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    13. May 1IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
    14. May 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    15. May 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    16. May 6SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 6SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. May 6SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    19. May 6SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    20. May 6SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    21. May 6SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. May 6SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    23. May 6SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    24. May 6IN CONCURRENCESenate
    25. May 20PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    26. May 27TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    27. May 27TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    28. Jun 4SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor