republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2019/hb-5002.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING A GREEN ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING A GREEN ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 5002"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5002 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boilers and furnaces", "Consultants", "Dockets", "Electric distribution companies", "Energy conservation", "Energy conservation in state buildings", "Labor Department", "Policy and Management", "Office of", "Renewable energy sources", "Reports", "Siting of facilities", "Solar energy", "State land", "State regulations", "specific", "Studies", "Transportation Department", "Workforce Competitiveness", "Office of", "Green technology", "Agricultural sustainability", "Green buildings", "green jobs", "Energy and Environmental Protection", "Department of", "Public Utilities Regulatory Authority", "Integrated Resources Plan", "Virtual net metering", "Higher Education", "Office of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abercrombie, Catherine F.", "Allie-Brennan, Raghib", "Altobello, Emil \"Buddy\"", "Anwar, Saud", "Arconti, David", "Aresimowicz, Joe", "Arnone, Tom", "Bergstein, Alexandra", "Bizzarro, Gennaro", "Blumenthal, Matt", "Borer, Dorinda", "Boyd, Patrick S.", "Butler, Larry B.", "Candelaria, Juan R.", "Carney, Devin R.", "Champagne, Dan", "Comey, Robin E.", "Concepcion, Julio A.", "Conley, Christine", "Currey, Jeff", "D'Agostino, Michael", "Dathan, Lucy", "Delnicki, Tom", "Demicco, Mike", "DiMassa, Michael A.", "Dillon, Patricia A.", "Doucette, Jason", "Elliott, Josh", "Felipe, Antonio", "Floren, Livvy R.", "Formica, Paul M.", "Frey, John H.", "Garibay, Jane M.", "Gibson, Bobby G.", "Gilchrest, Jillian", "Godfrey, Bob", "Gonzalez, Minnie", "Gresko, Joseph P.", "Gucker, Kenneth M", "Haddad, Gregory", "Hall, Joshua M.", "Hampton, John K.", "Hennessy, John \"Jack\" F.", "Hughes, Anne Meiman", "Johnson, Susan M.", "Kelly, Kevin C.", "Lemar, Roland J.", "Linehan, Liz", "Logan, George S.", "Lopes, Rick", "Luxenberg, Geoff", "Maroney, James J.", "McCarthy Vahey, Cristin", "Michel, David", "Miller, Patricia Billie", "Morin, Russell A.", "Mushinsky, Mary M.", "Napoli, Ronald A.", "Nolan, Anthony L.", "Palm, Christine", "Paolillo, Alphonse", "Perone, Chris", "Petit, William A.", "Phipps, Quentin W.", "Porter, Robyn A.", "Reyes, Geraldo C.", "Riley, Emmett D.", "Ritter, Matthew", "Rochelle, Kara", "Rosario, Christopher", "Rose, Kim", "Rotella, Kate", "Ryan, Kevin", "Sanchez, Robert", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Serra, Joseph C.", "Simmons, Caroline", "Simms, Travis", "Somers, Heather S.", "Stafstrom, Steven J.", "Stallworth, Charlie L.", "Steinberg, Jonathan", "Tercyak, Peter A.", "Turco, Gary A.", "Vargas, Edwin", "Wilson Pheanious, Pat", "Winfield, Gary A.", "Winkler, Michael A.", "Wood, Kerry Szeps", "Wood, Terrie E.", "de la Cruz, Joe"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/defd9d3b-9777-4916-8ec4-870d4df4f53a"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "19485258eca31c3b0c25702803a34057ee66419b66f2b8fd52f4e96f2577f9b7"
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-ct"]
---

# Connecticut HB 5002 (2019) — AN ACT CONCERNING A GREEN ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

## Version chain

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

1. **APP Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-05002-R03-HB.PDF)
2. **Committee Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-05002-R01-HB.PDF)
3. **ET Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-05002-R02-HB.PDF)
4. **Proposed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-05002-R00-HB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Abercrombie, Catherine F. — primary (person)
- Allie-Brennan, Raghib — primary (person)
- Altobello, Emil "Buddy" — primary (person)
- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
- Arconti, David — primary (person)
- Aresimowicz, Joe — primary (person)
- Arnone, Tom — primary (person)
- Bergstein, Alexandra — primary (person)
- Bizzarro, Gennaro — primary (person)
- Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
- Borer, Dorinda — primary (person)
- Boyd, Patrick S. — primary (person)
- Butler, Larry B. — primary (person)
- Candelaria, Juan R. — primary (person)
- Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
- Champagne, Dan — primary (person)
- Comey, Robin E. — primary (person)
- Concepcion, Julio A. — primary (person)
- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
- Currey, Jeff — primary (person)
- D'Agostino, Michael — primary (person)
- Dathan, Lucy — primary (person)
- Delnicki, Tom — primary (person)
- Demicco, Mike — primary (person)
- DiMassa, Michael A. — primary (person)
- Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
- Doucette, Jason — primary (person)
- Elliott, Josh — primary (person)
- Felipe, Antonio — primary (person)
- Floren, Livvy R. — primary (person)
- Formica, Paul M. — primary (person)
- Frey, John H. — primary (person)
- Garibay, Jane M. — primary (person)
- Gibson, Bobby G. — primary (person)
- Gilchrest, Jillian — primary (person)
- Godfrey, Bob — primary (person)
- Gonzalez, Minnie — primary (person)
- Gresko, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
- Haddad, Gregory — primary (person)
- Hall, Joshua M. — primary (person)
- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
- Hennessy, John "Jack" F. — primary (person)
- Hughes, Anne Meiman — primary (person)
- Johnson, Susan M. — primary (person)
- Kelly, Kevin C. — primary (person)
- Lemar, Roland J. — primary (person)
- Linehan, Liz — primary (person)
- Logan, George S. — primary (person)
- Lopes, Rick — primary (person)
- Luxenberg, Geoff — primary (person)
- Maroney, James J. — primary (person)
- McCarthy Vahey, Cristin — primary (person)
- Michel, David — primary (person)
- Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
- Morin, Russell A. — primary (person)
- Mushinsky, Mary M. — primary (person)
- Napoli, Ronald A. — primary (person)
- Nolan, Anthony L. — primary (person)
- Palm, Christine — primary (person)
- Paolillo, Alphonse — primary (person)
- Perone, Chris — primary (person)
- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
- Phipps, Quentin W. — primary (person)
- Porter, Robyn A. — primary (person)
- Reyes, Geraldo C. — primary (person)
- Riley, Emmett D. — primary (person)
- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
- Rochelle, Kara — primary (person)
- Rosario, Christopher — primary (person)
- Rose, Kim — primary (person)
- Rotella, Kate — primary (person)
- Ryan, Kevin — primary (person)
- Sanchez, Robert — primary (person)
- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
- Serra, Joseph C. — primary (person)
- Simmons, Caroline — primary (person)
- Simms, Travis — primary (person)
- Somers, Heather S. — primary (person)
- Stafstrom, Steven J. — primary (person)
- Stallworth, Charlie L. — primary (person)
- Steinberg, Jonathan — primary (person)
- Tercyak, Peter A. — primary (person)
- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Vargas, Edwin — primary (person)
- Wilson Pheanious, Pat — primary (person)
- Winfield, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Winkler, Michael A. — primary (person)
- Wood, Kerry Szeps — primary (person)
- Wood, Terrie E. — primary (person)
- de la Cruz, Joe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Energy and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing
- **2019-02-15** PUBLIC HEARING 0221
- **2019-02-26** Vote to Draft
- **2019-03-15** DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
- **2019-03-18** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Energy and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** FILED WITH LCO
- **2019-03-29** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/03/19
- **2019-04-04** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2019-04-04** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
- **2019-04-04** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 238
- **2019-04-04** FILE NO. 385
- **2019-05-16** REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-17** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-17** FILED WITH LCO
- **2019-05-20** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2019-05-20** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
- **2019-05-28** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-05-28** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2019-05-30** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2019-05-30** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 631
- **2019-05-30** FILE NO. 1013
- **2019-06-04** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-06-04** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-06-04** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-12** PUBLIC ACT 19-35 `became-law`
- **2019-06-17** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2019-06-17** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
- **2019-06-28** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/defd9d3b-9777-4916-8ec4-870d4df4f53a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).