House Bill 5457

To (1) require the local fire marshal to furnish certain reports to the Connecticut Siting Council for any fires or explosions that occur at a solar photovoltaic facility, (2) require said council to determine whether any solar photovoltaic facility equipment was a contributing factor to any such fires or explosions and, if so, to initiate an amendment proceeding to require the owner to adopt a solar photovoltaic facility fire mitigation plan, (3) require the council to determine if there are any similarly situated facilities, and (4) authorize the council to initiate amendment proceedings to require the owners of similarly situated facilities to adopt the same solar photovoltaic facility fire mitigation plan.

In the House of Representatives

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  Sponsor

• Public Safety and Security Committee23–6

  Mar 17

  Who voted how

  Yea Alphonse Paolillo Jr., Brian Lanoue, Carol Hall, Christopher Poulos, Derek Slap, Henry J. Genga, Herron Gaston, Jason Buchsbaum, Jeff Gordon, Jill Barry, Joe Canino, John Santanella, John W. Fonfara, Kaitlyn Shake, Kara Rochelle, Liz Linehan, Michael D. Quinn, Minnie Gonzalez, Patrick S. Boyd, Paul Cicarella, Paul Honig, Renee LaMark Muir, William Heffernan

  Nay Ben McGorty, Craig C. Fishbein, Fred Gee Jr., Greg S. Howard, Mark DeCaprio, Michael DiGiovancarlo

• Appropriations Committee37–12

  Apr 14

  Who voted how

  Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Anthony L. Nolan, Antonio Felipe, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Rosario, Corey P. Paris, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Daniel Gaiewski, David DeFronzo, Derek Slap, Douglas McCrory, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Emmanuel Sanchez, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Hubert D. Delany, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Joan V. Hartley, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Lucy Dathan, Marcus Brown, Martha Marx, Maryam Khan, Matthew L. Lesser, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Saud Anwar, Susan M. Johnson, Tammy R. Exum, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms

  Nay Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Eric C. Berthel, Heather S. Somers, Joe Hoxha, Kathy Kennedy, Mark DeCaprio, Martin Foncello, Mitch Bolinsky, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Tammy Nuccio, Tim Ackert, Tina Courpas

  Not voting James Sanchez, Jillian Gilchrest, Mae Flexer, Minnie Gonzalez

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In the House of Representatives Mar 4 – Apr 13

1. Mar 4Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
2. Mar 5Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
3. Mar 17Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it
4. Apr 7Sent to Appropriations Committee
5. Apr 13Appropriations Committee recommended it