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Committee advances bill to tighten consumer protections for residential solar sales
Summary
The Senate committee gave a favorable recommendation to the third substitute of House Bill 57, which adds guardrails for residential solar sales, creates a seller registration and changes sales-employee classification and payment timing to protect consumers and good actors in the industry.
The Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Standing Committee on Tuesday gave a favorable recommendation to the third substitute of House Bill 57, Residential Solar Consumer Protection Amendments, authorizing new consumer protections, a seller registry and changes to sales-employee classification.
Representative Jack, sponsor of the bill, told the committee he has long experience with rooftop solar and said the bill is the result of a summer interim study and extensive industry input. "We put here some guardrails about when sales people make promises…that they get…
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