Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Transportation & Energy
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April 23, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB25-299 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 4, line 17, after "system;" insert "or".
Page 1, Line 2Page 4, strike line 18.
Page 1, Line 3Renumber succeeding subparagraph accordingly.
Page 1, Line 4Page 4, strike lines 23 through 27.
Page 1, Line 5Page 5, strike lines 1 through 4.
Page 1, Line 6Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 7Page 5, line 10, strike "an individual" and substitute "a consumer".
Page 1, Line 8Page 5, line 16, strike "an individual" and substitute "a consumer".
Page 1, Line 9Page 7, line 20, after "system;" insert "or".
Page 1, Line 10Page 8, strike lines 2 and 3 and substitute "system.".
Page 1, Line 11Page 9, line 5, strike "for residential use;" and substitute "between a
Page 1, Line 12solar sales company and a consumer;".
Page 1, Line 13Page 11, line 8, strike "bills." and substitute "bills, or, if twelve
Page 1, Line 14months of utility bills are not available, a reasonable estimate
Page 1, Line 15of cost savings.".
Page 1, Line 16Page 12, line 4, strike "warranties." and substitute "warranties; and
Page 2, Line 1(XV) A disclosure about the impact of installing a
Page 2, Line 2residential solar energy system on any existing roof
Page 2, Line 3warranties.".
Page 2, Line 4Page 13, line 4, before "fixture" insert "Uniform Commercial Code".
Page 2, Line 5Page 13, line 27, before "fixture" insert "Uniform Commercial Code".
Page 2, Line 6Page 14, strike lines 5 through 10.
Page 2, Line 7Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 8Page 15, strike line 8 and substitute "cooling-off period. (1) A".
Page 2, Line 9Page 20, line 17, after "third" insert "business".
Page 2, Line 10Page 20, line 24, after "regulations" insert "adopted under the
Page 2, Line 11"Federal Trade Commission Act" of 1914, 15 U.S.C. sec. 41 et.
Page 2, Line 12seq.,".
Page 2, Line 13Page 20, strike line 27.
Page 2, Line 14Page 21, strike lines 1 through 10.
Page 2, Line 15Page 23, after line 10 insert:
Page 2, Line 16"(4) A solar sales company shall not represent, verbally
Page 2, Line 17or in writing, that the solar sales company is affiliated with,
Page 2, Line 18sponsored by, or approved by a state incentive program without
Page 2, Line 19the express, written consent of the state agency in charge of
Page 2, Line 20the state incentive program.".
Page 2, Line 21Page 23, strike line 15 and substitute "the transaction.".
Page 2, Line 22Page 23, line 20, strike "consummation" and substitute "the
Page 2, Line 23transaction".
Page 2, Line 24Page 24, strike lines 22 and 23 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 25"(3) The consumer's right to cancel a transaction within
Page 2, Line 26three business days after the date of the transaction does not
Page 2, Line 27begin to run until the welcome call is conducted.".
Page 2, Line 28
Page 3, Line 1Page 25, line 21, strike "(1)".
Page 3, Line 2Page 25, strike lines 24 and 25.
Page 3, Line 3Strike "customers" and substitute "consumers" on Page 9, line 26;
Page 3, Line 4Page 17, line 7; and Page 18, line 23.
Page 3, Line 5Strike "address," and substitute "physical address," on: Page 9, line,
Page 3, Line 618; Page 15, line 22; Page 16, line 27; and Page 18, line 15.