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Committee approves consumer-protection package for residential solar sales, including disclosures and warranty requirements
Summary
Senate Bill 299 would set standardized disclosures, require sales materials and certain warranties, bar unauthorized use of utility logos and require Spanish-language materials on request; committee adopted a technical amendment and rejected a mandatory-notice amendment before approving the bill 9–4.
The House Energy & Environment Committee voted May 20 to forward Senate Bill 299 with a favorable recommendation after extensive stakeholder testimony and a technical amendment removing an unintended contract-page limit.
Representative Brown, the bill sponsor, told the committee the proposal seeks to protect consumers buying residential solar by requiring standardized disclosures, clearer contract terms and limits on deceptive marketing, such as unauthorized use of utility logos. “This bill seeks to provide important consumer protection guardrails without creating any new regulatory burden on businesses,” Brown said.
The bill requires solar sales companies to provide standardized…
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