AN ACT CONCERNING SOLAR PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
This bill updates Connecticut's property tax laws to provide exemptions for solar projects and other renewable energy systems installed on or after October 1, 2024. It directly affects homeowners, farmers, and businesses by allowing them to exclude the value of these energy-generating installations from their property tax assessments. The law requires property owners to submit a written application to their local assessor to claim this tax benefit, ensuring the system only covers the value added by the renewable equipment itself. By repealing an older definition, the legislation clarifies and expands the scope of eligible solar technologies for tax relief across the state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 22, 2024
Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2024 · House Apr 25, 2024
How they voted
27–9
Passed
Total votes 36
May 7, 2024
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican12
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
5
May 21, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
lower
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 7, 2024
Amended
SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. B
upper
May 7, 2024
Amended
SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Apr 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Amended
HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. B
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Energy and Technology
lower
24 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Morrin Bello
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
Anne Hughes
DDemocratic
P
AB
Aundré Bumgardner
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
Brandon Chafee
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
CP
Christine Palm
DDemocratic
P
DM
David Michel
DDemocratic
P
Eleni DeGraw
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
Hilda Santiago
DDemocratic
P
Hubert Delany
DDemocratic
P
Jan Hochadel
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
Jane Garibay
DDemocratic
P
Jenn Leeper
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
Jill Gilchrest
DDemocratic
P
JS
Jimmy Sánchez
DDemocratic
P
Joe Gresko
DDemocratic
P
Josh Elliott
DDemocratic
P
Julie Kushner
DDemocratic
P
Kerry Wood
DDemocratic
P
Lucy Dathan
DDemocratic
P
Mary Mushinsky
DDemocratic
P
Pat Dillon
DDemocratic
P
Raghib Allie-Brennan
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Keitt
DDemocratic
P
Travis Simms
DDemocratic
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