# Connecticut HB 05442: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.

Connecticut HB 05442, AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee; status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05442
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Last action: 2026-06-04, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: finance, revenue and bonding
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

To specify the applicability of (1) a property tax exemption for certain Class I renewable energy sources and authorize municipalities to amend their 2025 grand list accordingly, and (2) certain tax agreements related to solar photovoltaic systems.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Towns must correct solar property tax lists: mixed, low. Beginning June 4, 2026, assessors must issue formal corrections to apply changes to certain solar property tax exemptions. This covers 2025 assessment-year tax lists, starting October 1, 2025, published and filed for public inspection by June 4, 2026. The exemption changes include solar sources on…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Cosponsor: Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dave W. Yaccarino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg S. Howard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Winter (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 386 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | House Roll Call Vote 149 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-06-04: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2026-05-28: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2026-05-28: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2026-05-20: Public Act 26-134 (legislature)
- 2026-05-06: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2026-05-06: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: File Number 757 (legislature)
- 2026-05-01: Senate Calendar Number 515 (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Immediate Transmittal to the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2026-04-30: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4954 (House)
- 2026-04-16: File Number 666 (legislature)
- 2026-04-16: House Calendar Number 441 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2026-04-16: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/26 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2026-04-01: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-30: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-03-05: Public Hearing 03/11 (legislature)
- 2026-03-03: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-134, 2026-05-20: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00134-R00HB-05442-PA.PDF)
- File No. 757, 2026-05-01: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05442-R000757-FC.PDF)
- File No. 666, 2026-04-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05442-R000666-FC.PDF)
- FIN Joint Favorable, 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05442-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05442-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 666: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05442-R000666-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 757: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05442-R010757-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5442, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05442-R01-BA.PDF)
- FIN Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05442-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05442-R00FIN-CV26-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 666: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05442-R000666-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 757: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05442-R010757-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4954 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05442-R00LCO04954-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5442, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4954): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05442-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 149 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00149-R00HB05442-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 4954 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05442-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 386: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00386-R00HB05442-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-134: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00134-R02HB-05442-SUM.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (signed)
- HB 05349: AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN CASH PURCHASES. (signed)
- HB 05153: AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATED STATUTES. (signed)
- SB 00488: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM AND SECOND INJURY FUND. (signed)
- SB 00475: AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS. (signed)
- SB 00484: AN ACT CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING AND THE SAFE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-134 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00134-R00HB-05442-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 757 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05442-R000757-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 666 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05442-R000666-FC.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05442-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05442-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 666 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05442-R000666-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 757 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05442-R010757-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5442, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05442-R01-BA.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05442-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- [FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05442-R00FIN-CV26-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 666 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05442-R000666-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 757 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05442-R010757-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4954 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05442-R00LCO04954-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5442, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4954) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05442-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 149 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00149-R00HB05442-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 4954 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05442-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 386 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00386-R00HB05442-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-134 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00134-R02HB-05442-SUM.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05340-2026)
- [HB 05349: AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05349-2026)
- [HB 05153: AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05153-2026)
- [SB 00488: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE UNCLAI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00488-2026)
- [SB 00475: AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00475-2026)
- [SB 00484: AN ACT CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING AND THE SAFE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00484-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05442-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).