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Rooftop solar consumer-protection bill fails in Senate; sponsors later request recall from House to fix timing inconsistency
Summary
Senate debate over HB 215, which would require copies of contracts and a 7-day cancellation period for rooftop solar installations, split the chamber. The bill failed on the floor (14–12) earlier; later on the day the Senate voted to request the House recall the bill to address an internal timing inconsistency between installation timing and consumer protections.
Senators debated House Bill 215, a measure targeting consumer protections in the rooftop solar market that would require solar retailers to provide customers with signed agreements in electronic and paper form, prohibit beginning installation until seven days after providing the signed agreement and grant customers a seven-day cancellation period.
Sponsor Senator Sandle explained…
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