# Utah H.B. 57: Residential Solar Panel Consumer Protection Amendments Utah H.B. 57, Residential Solar Panel Consumer Protection Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Colin W. Jack (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB57-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 57 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Residential Solar Panel Consumer Protection Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-20 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Colin W. Jack (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Consumer Protection, Renewable and Clean Energy - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 15 (116 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limits on early home solar payments: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, solar agreements must limit payments before a system produces usable energy. Design payments cannot exceed the greater of $1,500 or 3% of the agreement price. Equipment payments cannot exceed 25%. Total payments through installation cannot exceed 80%, including design and equ… - Repair rights for underperforming home solar: benefit, medium. Retailers may use clearly labeled good-faith production estimates when full data are unavailable, but must explain their basis. If your system produces less than 80% of that estimate, you can notify the retailer. You must give notice within 18 months after the system begins producing usable power.… - Solar customers gain financial loss protection: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, solar retailers must maintain an approved performance bond or certificate of deposit. With no covered violations in the prior three years, the amount depends on retailer size and sales. It is $100,000 with fewer than 10 employees and annual sales below 500 kilowatts. It is $… - Solar sales workers must be employees: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, solar sales representatives who contact customers directly must be employees of the retailer. Retailers cannot classify these representatives as independent contractors. The law does not set wages or promise specific employee benefits. - Clearer costs and warnings for solar buyers: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah solar retailers must give written disclosures for home solar purchases, leases, and power-purchase agreements. Coverage includes systems over 1 kilowatt serving up to four residential units, mainly for on-site use. Disclosures must identify panels, inverters, system size… - Solar retailers face registration and screening: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, solar retailers must register before operating in Utah or contacting Utah customers. Registration lasts one year, with extensions of up to six months allowed to stagger renewals. Retailers must name a Utah agent to receive legal papers and replace that agent when needed. The… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Colin W. Jack (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott D. Sandall (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 21 | 5 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ circled (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-19: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-19: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2024-12-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0057.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0057S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0057S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0057S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2024-12-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0057.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0057.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0057S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0057S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0057S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0057.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB57-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).