Homeowners associations and solar power.
Summary
Provides that: (1) a homeowners association may require certain screening and preapproval procedures before an owner of a dwelling unit may install a solar energy system; and (2) a homeowners association may prohibit the installation, use, or removal of a solar energy system under certain circumstances.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Signed Mar 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
38–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican36
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 10, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 313: yeas 84, nays 7
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 254: yeas 40, nays 8
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 64: yeas 82, nays 11
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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