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H.B. 428: Solar Energy Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill amends provisions of the Residential Solar Energy Disclosure Act.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires certain additional disclosures in solar agreements
  • Prohibits certain deceptive sales practices
  • Requires disclosure of sales representative compensation and finance fees
  • Requires sales representatives to obtain certification and maintain a bond

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Business · Consumer Protection · Energy · Clean Energy · Public Utilities and Technology

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeePublic Utilities and Energy Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesPublic Utilities and Energy Committee
  4. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on 1st Sub. H.B. 428 (Buff), dated February 5, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: To the extent a solar sales representative is found guilty of deceptive acts or practices, enactment of this legislation could increase fine revenue to the Consumer Protection Education and Training Fund by $2,500 per violation. The aggregate amount of these fines is unknown.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation could cost the Department of Commerce $11,800 ongoing beginning in FY 2027 and $8,200 one-time in FY 2027 from the Commerce Service Account for investigations, training, and updating materials.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation could cost a solar sales representative who perform prohibited sales practices up to $2,500 for an administrative fine under the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act. The aggregate amount of these fines is unknown.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Trevor Lee

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.