HB 1439 VA

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Regulation of contractors; solar installation companies; sale, lease, or power purchase of solar energy systems; civil penalty. Authorizes the Board for Contractors (the Board) to require specific contract provisions and disclosures relating to the sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system, as defined in the bill. The bill requires a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system to have a written contract that includes specific provisions related to the solar installation company, system design and performance or production guarantees, and information related to invoices and payments. The bill includes several mandatory disclosures to be included with a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system. Under the bill, a willful violation of such requirements shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $2,500 per violation. The bill also directs the Board to adopt regulations and update existing regulations to implement the provisions of the bill by January 1, 2027. The remaining provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 823.

• Irene Shin Democratic · primary

1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104996D · lower
2. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439) · lower
5. Feb 12, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (20-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106810D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439) · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
17. Mar 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108909D-S1 · upper
20. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109380D-S2 · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439) · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Shin, Maldonado, Pence · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute · upper
38. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
39. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Bagby, McPike, DeSteph · upper
40. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
41. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
42. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
43. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N 0-A) · upper
44. Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439) · lower
45. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
46. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1439ER) · lower
47. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
48. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
49. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
50. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
51. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1439) · lower
52. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 851 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML