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H3562 • 2025

An Act to study the feasibility of installing solar panels on municipal and state buildings and land

An Act to study the feasibility of installing solar panels on municipal and state buildings and land

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Sponsor
Lindsay N. Sabadosa
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5323
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to study the feasibility of installing solar panels on municipal and state buildings and land

An Act to study the feasibility of installing solar panels on municipal and state buildings and land By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to study the feasibility of installing solar panels on municipal and state buildings and land By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3562) of Lindsay N.
  • Sabadosa that the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs perform a study on the feasibility of installing solar panels on municipal and state buildings and land.
  • Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5323

  2. 2025-12-04 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-09-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to study the feasibility of installing solar panels on municipal and state buildings and land
By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3562) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa that the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs perform a study on the feasibility of installing solar panels on municipal and state buildings and land. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3562

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall perform a study on the feasibility of installing solar panels on municipal and state buildings and land, including possible funding sources for feasible projects.

The Secretary shall report the results of the study by filing a report with the Clerk of the Senate; the Clerk of the House of Representatives; the Department of Environmental Protection; and the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture no later than one year after passage of this act.

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