---
type: "Bill"
title: "Community Solar Gardens Modernization Act"
description: "Electric utilities - solar energy - community solar gardens - allowable size and location - standards for construction and installation of components. The act amends the current statute authorizing the creation of community solar gardens (CSGs) by:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "HB 19-1003"
citation: "Colorado HB 19-1003 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alex Valdez", "Chris Hansen", "Mike Foote", "Tammy Story"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-04T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-30T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4766a520-d3f7-4d97-965f-aa8310faf253"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1003"
source_hash: "e1a8b9938d43c71bdfd678727bd588cedf522a51edca60371ec10e6b7d75aa64"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 19-1003 (2019A) — Community Solar Gardens Modernization Act

Electric utilities - solar energy - community solar gardens - allowable size and location - standards for construction and installation of components. The act amends the current statute authorizing the creation of community solar gardens (CSGs) by:

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_hb1003_s_tra_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/29/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1003_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/14/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1003_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/04/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1003_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (01/21/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1003%20ee_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (02/28/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1003app.pdf)
7. **PA3 (04/17/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1003stra_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/01/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1003_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (04/24/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1003_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (04/23/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1003_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (05/30/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_1003_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- REPASS — **40–24** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **25–10** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **40–23** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **38–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alex Valdez — primary (person)
- Chris Hansen — primary (person)
- Mike Foote — primary (person)
- Tammy Story — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-30T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-05-14T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2019-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2019-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2019-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2019-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2019-04-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-04-16T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`
- **2019-04-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2019-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Re-referred to Appropriations - No Amendments
- **2019-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-04T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4766a520-d3f7-4d97-965f-aa8310faf253`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).