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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- SOLAR DECOMMISSIONING PLANS"
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description: "Requires that developers of ground-mounted solar systems submit a plan for decommissioning to be held on file by the municipality and requires DEM, with the office of energy resources, make publicly available model decommissioning plans."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 7426"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7426 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Casey", "Kennedy", "Solomon"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2024-02-02"
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last_action: "2024-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e376f9e3-e463-4055-a477-e367b11884c7"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "6f681e3e3a06b416081afd4f610817c0057ce9cf370d01f79689557853d96a21"
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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-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 7426 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- SOLAR DECOMMISSIONING PLANS
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Requires that developers of ground-mounted solar systems submit a plan for decommissioning to be held on file by the municipality and requires DEM, with the office of energy resources, make publicly available model decommissioning plans.
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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. **7426 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7426A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Casey — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Solomon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-02** 02/02/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-15** 03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2024)
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- **2024-03-21** 03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2024)
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- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/12/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-26** 06/26/2024 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/e376f9e3-e463-4055-a477-e367b11884c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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