HB05339 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PERMITTING OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS.

Energy Technology

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Energy and Technology Committee
Last action: 2026-02-27
Official status: Public Hearing 03/05
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about which local officials or municipalities will be included in the study, nor does it specify the exact practices that must be examined.

Study on Solar Panel Permitting and Inspection

This act requires the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to study how towns handle permits and inspections for installing residential solar panels.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to conduct a study about municipal processes for permitting and inspecting residential solar panel installations.

Who It Names or Affects

Towns that issue permits and conduct inspections for solar panel installations
The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection

Terms To Know

Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection: A state official responsible for overseeing energy and environmental issues.
Municipal permitting and inspection processes: The procedures towns use to approve and check the installation of solar panels.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how many towns will be studied or what specific practices must be included.
It does not change current laws about solar panel installations, only requires a study.

Bill History

2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/05
2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology

Official Summary Text

To require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to conduct a study of municipal permitting and inspection processes concerning the installation of residential solar photovoltaic systems.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

LCO No. 2024 1 of 2

General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5339
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2024

Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Introduced by:
(ET)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PERMITTING OF SOLAR
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage ) The Commissioner of Energy and 1
Environmental Protection shall conduct a study of municipal permitting 2
and inspection processes concerning the installation of residential solar 3
photovoltaic systems. Such study shall include, but need not be limited 4
to, an examination of the processes and practices of a variety of 5
municipalities, as selected by the commissioner, to determine the (1) 6
average time required for permit approvals, and (2) average number of 7
site inspections required before such system is activated, and (3) local 8
officials tasked with completing such inspections. Not later than 9
February 1, 2027, the commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance 10
with the provisions of section 11 -4a of the general statutes, to the joint 11
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 12
matters relating to energy and technology. 13

Raised Bill No. 5339

LCO No. 2024 2 of 2

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection
to conduct a study of municipal permitting and inspection processes
concerning the installation of residential solar photovoltaic systems.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]