AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN NONRESIDENTIAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES.

HB 5193 allows municipalities with at least two existing nonresidential solar energy systems to approve or reject new commercial solar projects or impose construction pauses within their borders. It directly affects local governments that already host commercial solar installations, giving them control over future development of similar facilities. The bill’s key provisions let these municipalities either permit or deny new solar projects and temporarily halt construction through a moratorium. This applies only to nonresidential solar facilities, not residential ones, and does not alter state-level renewable energy goals.