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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES LOCATED ON PRIME FARMLAND, FARMLAND OF STATE-WIDE IMPORTANCE OR CORE FOREST LANDS."
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description: "AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES LOCATED ON PRIME FARMLAND, FARMLAND OF STATE-WIDE IMPORTANCE OR CORE FOREST LANDS."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 5608"
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citation: "Connecticut HB 5608 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Agricultural lands", "Bonds", "Forests", "Siting of facilities", "Solar energy"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ackert, Tim", "Anderson, Mark W", "Berthel, Eric C.", "Buckbee, Bill", "Bumgardner, Aundre", "Cheeseman, Holly H.", "Delany, Hubert D.", "Delnicki, Tom", "Dubitsky, Doug", "Fishbein, Craig C.", "Gordon, Jeff", "Kissel, John A.", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Seminara, Lisa"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-01-18"
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last_action: "2023-06-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3e9da21-1588-4d91-9adb-8441140bb07b"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "ed0577323a1ba11dd6f7d1bc424f701b211efee4c756cfb00d91e37c39bfbebd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# Connecticut HB 5608 (2023) — AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES LOCATED ON PRIME FARMLAND, FARMLAND OF STATE-WIDE IMPORTANCE OR CORE FOREST LANDS.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-05608-R01-HB.PDF)
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2. **ENV Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-05608-R02-HB.PDF)
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3. **File No. 125** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FC/PDF/2023HB-05608-R000125-FC.PDF)
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4. **Proposed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-05608-R00-HB.PDF)
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5. **Public Act No. 23-163** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/ACT/PA/PDF/2023PA-00163-R00HB-05608-PA.PDF)
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## Sponsors
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- Ackert, Tim — primary (person)
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- Anderson, Mark W — primary (person)
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- Berthel, Eric C. — primary (person)
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- Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
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- Bumgardner, Aundre — primary (person)
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- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
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- Delany, Hubert D. — primary (person)
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- Delnicki, Tom — primary (person)
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- Dubitsky, Doug — primary (person)
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- Fishbein, Craig C. — primary (person)
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- Gordon, Jeff — primary (person)
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- Kissel, John A. — primary (person)
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- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
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- Seminara, Lisa — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-18** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-23** Vote to Draft
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- **2023-02-06** DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
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- **2023-02-07** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-09** PUBLIC HEARING 0215
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- **2023-03-03** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-06** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
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- **2023-03-14** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/20/23 `referral`
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- **2023-03-21** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2023-03-21** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-21** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 97
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- **2023-03-21** FILE NO. 125
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- **2023-06-02** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-02** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2023-06-02** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
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- **2023-06-02** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
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- **2023-06-02** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 601
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- **2023-06-07** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-07** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2023-06-07** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2023-06-21** PUBLIC ACT 23-163
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- **2023-06-22** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2023-06-22** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-29** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3e9da21-1588-4d91-9adb-8441140bb07b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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