In the Senate since February 26, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 316
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TESTING OF SOILS AT CERTAIN SOLAR FACILITIES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
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.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the House of Representatives
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 26 to April 14, 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 action15 actions on 8 days
In the SenateFrom Feb 26
Environment CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1315 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 135 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 13
Who voted how
Yea Arnold Jensen, Aundre Bumgardner, Brandon Chafee, Ceci Maher, Chris Stewart, Christine Cohen, Dominique Johnson, Donna Veach, Doug Dubitsky, Frank Smith, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Hector Arzeno, Jan Hochadel, Jason Doucette, Jennifer Leeper, Joe Polletta, John E. Piscopo, John-Michael Parker, Jonathan Jacobson, Joseph P. Gresko, Karen Reddington-Hughes, Kenneth Gucker, Laurie Sweet, Maria P. Horn, Mark W. Anderson, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Mike Demicco, Patricia A. Dillon, Patrick E. Callahan, Rick Lopes, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Tom O'Dea
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, Eric C. Berthel, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hubert D. Delany, James Sanchez, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Joan V. Hartley, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Lucy Dathan, Mae Flexer, Marcus Brown, Martha Marx, Maryam Khan, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Saud Anwar, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Susan M. Johnson, Tammy R. Exum, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
Nay Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Joe Hoxha, Kathy Kennedy, Mark DeCaprio, Martin Foncello, Matthew L. Lesser, Mitch Bolinsky, Tammy Nuccio, Tim Ackert, Tina Courpas
Not voting Jillian Gilchrest, Minnie Gonzalez
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 Senate Feb 26 – Apr 13
- Feb 26Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Feb 27Heard in Environment Committee
- Mar 13Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 8Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 13Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 15 actions, as published
- Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Mar 30SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMM. ONSenate
- Apr 13Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 14FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate