2025 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

HB05916: An Act Requiring Solar Developers To Provide Farmland Restoration Bonds For Both Petition And Application Projects Approved By The Siting Council.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/22/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on Environment
House of Representatives
1/24/2025
Vote to Draft
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Drafted by Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on Environment
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Public Hearing 02/19
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Joint Favorable Substitute
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/25 5:00 PM
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Calendar Number 282
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
File Number 452
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
3/14/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)
1/24/2025
0
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/2/202564.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/7/202580.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/21/202541.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/2/202545.0 KB
Analysis
Analysis4/2/202534.5 KB