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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5442

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.

Became law as Public Act 26-134, signed June 4, 2026, 93 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To specify the applicability of (1) a property tax exemption for certain Class I renewable energy sources and authorize municipalities to amend their 2025 grand list accordingly, and (2) certain tax agreements related to solar photovoltaic systems.

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

5 co-sponsors

Greg S. Howard, Aundre Bumgardner, Nick Gauthier, Dave W. Yaccarino, Steven Winter

Its course

March 3 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 action22 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 3 to Apr 3058 days

Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMar 3 to Mar 3027 days

In the SenateApr 30 to May 66 days

Waiting to be sentMay 6 to May 2822 days

With the GovernorMay 28 to Jun 47 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 30 · Adopted 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 Mar 3 – Apr 30

  1. Mar 3Introduced and sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
  2. Mar 5Heard in Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
  3. Mar 30Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
  4. Apr 30The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate Apr 30 – May 6

  1. Apr 30Sent to the Senate
  2. May 6The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

To the Governor May 20 – Jun 4

  1. May 20Numbered Public Act 26-134
  2. May 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 4Signed by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Mar 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 30Joint FavorableBoth houses
  4. Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Apr 10REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 30HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  11. Apr 30HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  12. Apr 30IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
  13. May 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  14. May 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  15. May 1FILE NO.Both houses
  16. May 6SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  17. May 6SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  18. May 6IN CONCURRENCESenate
  19. May 20PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  20. May 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  21. May 28TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
  22. Jun 4SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor