Connecticut 2026 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 4 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 5472 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF ENERGY GENERATION SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.

Last action — SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 561

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 05, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    7 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

301 added · 133 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of HB 5472 includes a header clarifying its status as a substitute bill and provides context for its reporting in the House of Representatives. It also adds details about the preparation of a Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis, which helps lawmakers understand the financial implications of the legislation. These changes are important because they enhance transparency regarding the bill's potential costs and benefits, ensuring lawmakers are well-informed before making decisions.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
House of Representatives General Assembly File No.
5472 February Session, 2026 LCO No.
423 February Session, 2026 Substitute House Bill No.
2522 Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY Introduced by:
5472 House of Representatives, April 7, 2026 The Committee on Energy and Technology reported through REP.
(ET) AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF ENERGY GENERATION SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
STEINBERG of the 136th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF ENERGY GENERATION SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
(b) Any person who receives a certificate from the Connecticut Siting Council to operate a facility described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i of the general statutes shall report any major LCO No.
"Minor incident" does not include the shutdown of such facility in sHB5472 / File No.
2522 1 of 5 Raised Bill No.5472 incident or minor incident at such facility in a form and manner prescribed by the council.
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423 connection with scheduled or routine maintenance.
(b) Any person who receives a certificate from the Connecticut Siting Council to operate a facility described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i of the general statutes shall report any major incident or minor incident at such facility in a form and manner prescribed by the council.
If the council imposes such a condition pursuant to this subsection, the applicant shall provide notice of the availability of such training to the chief executive official and fire marshal of any municipality in which such facility shall be located, as ordered by the council.
If the council imposes such a condition pursuant to this subsection, the applicant shall provide notice of the availability of such training to the chief executive officer and fire marshal of any municipality in which such facility shall be located, as ordered by the council.
If such training is so requested, the applicant will arrange for such training to be provided not later than sixty days after such request.
If such training is so requested, the applicant will arrange for such training to be provided sHB5472 / File No.
(NEW) (j) (1) For the purposes of this subsection, "emergency contact LCO No.
423 2 sHB5472 File No.
2522 2 of 5 Raised Bill No.5472 person" means a person, including an entity or an organization, designated by an applicant or certificate holder pursuant to this section, who has authority to act on behalf of the applicant or certificate holder in the event of an emergency at a facility described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i.
423 not later than sixty days after such request.
As a condition of approval under this section, an applicant shall (A) designate an emergency contact person for such facility, (B) provide the contact information for such emergency contact person to the council and both the chief executive official and the local fire official of any municipality in which such facility is located, and (C) post a sign at each entrance to such facility displaying the contact information for such emergency contact person.
(NEW) (j) (1) For the purposes of this subsection, "emergency contact person" means a person, including an entity or an organization, designated by an applicant or certificate holder pursuant to this section, who has authority to act on behalf of the applicant or certificate holder in the event of an emergency at a facility described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i.
(2) Not later than January 1, 2027, any certificate holder that owns or operates a facility described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i shall (A) designate an emergency contact person, (B) provide the contact information for such emergency contact person, in writing, to the council and both the chief executive official and the local fire official of any municipality in which such facility is located, and (C) post a sign at each entrance to the facility displaying the contact information for such emergency contact person.
As a condition of approval under this section, an applicant shall (A) designate an emergency contact person for such facility, (B) provide the contact information for such emergency contact person to the council and both the chief executive officer and the local fire official of any municipality in which such facility is located, and (C) post a sign at each entrance to such facility displaying the contact information for such emergency contact person.
(3) If the person, entity or organization designated as the emergency contact person pursuant to this subsection has changed, or the contact information for such emergency contact person has changed, the applicant or certificate holder shall, not later than thirty days after such change, (A) provide written notice of such change to the council and both the chief executive official and the local fire official of any municipality in which such facility is located, and (B) update each sign at the facility displaying the contact information for the emergency contact person.
(2) Not later than January 1, 2027, any certificate holder that owns or operates a facility described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i shall (A) designate an emergency contact person, (B) provide the contact information for such emergency contact person, in writing, to the council and both the chief executive officer and the local fire official of any municipality in which such facility is located, and (C) post a sign at each entrance to the facility displaying the contact information for such emergency contact person.
(3) If the person, entity or organization designated as the emergency contact person pursuant to this subsection has changed, or the contact information for such emergency contact person has changed, the applicant or certificate holder shall, not later than thirty days after such change, (A) provide written notice of such change to the council and both the chief executive officer and the local fire official of any municipality in which such facility is located, and (B) update each sign at the facility displaying the contact information for the emergency contact person.
If an emergency contact person fails to timely respond in the event of an LCO No.
sHB5472 / File No.
2522 3 of 5 Raised Bill No.5472 emergency at such facility, any firefighter or other emergency services personnel who attempted to contact the emergency contact person shall file a written report with the council detailing such lack of response.
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423 If an emergency contact person fails to timely respond in the event of an emergency at such facility, any firefighter or other emergency services personnel who attempted to contact the emergency contact person shall file a written report with the council detailing such lack of response.
(4) One or more representatives from an electric distribution LCO No.
(4) One or more representatives from an electric distribution sHB5472 / File No.
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5472 company, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes;
423 company, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes;
(6) The Consumer Counsel, or the counsel's designee;
(6) A person employed by an institution of higher education in the state, who has expertise in electrical engineering or any field related to the generation, transmission or distribution of electricity;
and (7) Any other interested party the chairperson deems appropriate.
(7) The Consumer Counsel, or the counsel's designee;
and (8) Any other interested party the chairperson deems appropriate.
Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section Sec.
October 1, 2026 Section 1 New section Sec.
2 October 1, 2026 16-50l(i) and (j) October 1, 2026 Sec.
2 October 1, 2026 16-50l(i) and (j) Sec.
3 New section Statement of Purpose:
3 October 1, 2026 New section Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
To require (1) the reporting of major and minor incidents at certain electric generating or storage facilities, (2) the designation of emergency contact persons for such facilities, and (3) the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to convene a working group to assess the resumption of electric generation at such facilities after an extended shutoff period.
In Section 2, instances of "chief executive official" were changed to "chief executive officer" for conformity with the general statutes.
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] LCO No.
ET Joint Favorable Subst.
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423 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The billrequirestheConnecticut Siting Council(CSC)toexpandtheir jurisdiction over safety incidents at electric generation and storage systems.
This is not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact, as the CSC hasthe staffandexpertise necessary to complete therequirementsofthe bill.
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Additionally, the bill requires the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to convene a working group to study the process for resuming electric generation services at an electric generation or storage facility after a service shutoff that exceeds five days.
This is not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact, as PURA has the staff and expertise necessary to oversee the working group.
The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None sHB5472 / File No.
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423 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5472 AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF ENERGY GENERATION SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
SUMMARY This bill establishes certain requirements and provisions related to safety incidents at electric generation and storage systems subject to the Connecticut Siting Council’s jurisdiction.
It generally:
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requires those electric generation and storage facilities to file reports on certain safety incidents with the council;
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allows the council to require applicants for these facilities to give local firefighters or other emergency services personnel training specific to the proposed facility;
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requires the council to require an applicant or certificate holder for these facilities to designate an emergency contact person for the facility;
and 4.
requires the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to convene a working group to study the process for resuming electric generation services at an electric generation or storage facility after a service shutoff that exceeds five days.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 1, 2026 INCIDENT REPORTS The bill requires any person (including entities) who has a Siting Council certificate to operate an electric generation or storage facility to report any major or minor incident at the facility in a form and way set by the council.
Under the bill, they must report a major incident within sHB5472 / File No.
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423 five days after it occurs, and a minor incident within 30 days after it occurs.
Under the bill, a “major incident” is any event at an electric generation or storage facility that (1) requires an emergency shutoff of electricity flowing to or from it due to a hazardous condition at the facility, (2) requires local emergency services personnel to respond to the facility, or (3) causes injury requiring someone’s hospitalization.
A “minor incident” is an unanticipated or unplanned shutdown of the facility that does not require local emergency services personnel to respond.
It does not include a shutdown for scheduled or routine maintenance.
The bill requires the Siting Council, starting on July 1, 2028, to annually give the Energy and Technology Committee a report detailing any reports on major and minor incidents the council received over the prior year.
EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING The bill allows the Siting Council to require, as a condition of approving an electric generation or storage facility, that the applicant provide emergency services training specific to the proposed facility to local firefighters or other emergency services personnel (those in any municipality where the facility will be located).
The applicant must pay for the training.
If the council imposes this requirement, the bill requires the applicant to notify the local chief executive officer and fire marshal, as ordered by the council.
The chief executive officer or fire marshal must respond to the notice in writing within 60 days after receiving it, and indicate whether firefighters or other emergency services personnel in the municipality request the training.
If so, the applicant must arrange for the training to be given within 60 days after the request.
EMERGENCY CONTACT PERSON The bill also requires the Siting Council, as a condition for approving a facility, to require an applicant to (1) designate an emergency contact sHB5472 / File No.
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423 person for the facility, (2) give the person’s contact information to the council and the chief executive officer and the local fire official of the municipality where the facility is located, and (3) post a sign displaying the contact person’s contact information at each entrance to the facility.
Additionally, any current certificate holder must take these steps by January 1, 2027.
Under the bill, an “emergency contact person” is a person (including an entity or an organization), designated by an applicant or certificate holder, who has authority to act on behalf of the applicant or certificate holder in the event of an emergency at an electric generation or storage facility.
If the designated emergency contact person or their contact information changes, the bill requires the applicant or certificate holder, within 30 days after the change, to (1) give written notice about the change to thecouncilandthe localchiefexecutive officer andfire official and (2) update each sign displaying the contact information at the facility.
The bill requires the designated emergency contact person to be available to respond to any emergency at the facility within one hour after the emergency occurs.
If the person fails to timely respond to an emergency at the facility, any firefighter or other emergency services personnel who tried to contact the emergency contact person must file a written report with the council detailing the lack of response.
PURA WORKING GROUP The bill requires PURA’s chairperson, by November 1, 2026, and in consultation with the energy and environmental protection (DEEP) commissioner and Siting Council, to convene a working group within PURA to review and assess any processes on the resumption of electric generation services after a service shutoff at an electric generation or storage facility that exceeds five days.
The review and assessment must consider:
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any existing statutory, regulatory, or contractual processes sHB5472 / File No.
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423 governing the resumption of electric generation services after an extended shutoff;
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the adequacy of coordination among electric generation facility owners or operators, electric distribution companies, regional transmission organizations, and state agencies;
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potential risks to public safety or electric grid reliability associated with extended shutoffs and subsequent service resumptions;
and 4.
any recommendations for statutory, regulatory, or procedural changes to improve transparency, coordination, and safety when service resumes.
The bill requires the working group to include:
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PURA’s chairperson or his designee;
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the Siting Council’s chairperson or their designee;
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the DEEP commissioner or her designee;
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at least one representative from an electric distribution company (Eversource or United Illuminating);
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at least one owner or operator of an electric generation facility subject to the Siting Council’s jurisdiction;
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an employee of a higher education institution in the state with expertise in electrical engineering or any field related to electricity generation, transmission, or distribution;
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the consumer counsel or her designee;
and 8.
any other interested party the chairperson deems appropriate.
The bill requires PURA’s chairperson, by February 1, 2027, to submit a report on the working group’s efforts and recommendations to the Energy and Technology and Public Safety committees.
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423 BACKGROUND Related Bill HB 5457, reported favorably by the Public Safety Committee, generally (1) requires local fire marshals to give the Siting Council an incident report for any fire or explosion at a solar photovoltaic electric generating facility under the council’s jurisdiction and (2) sets conditions under which the council (a) must open an amendment proceeding to require these facility owners to adopt a fire mitigation plan and (b) may require other similar facilities to do the same.
COMMITTEE ACTION Energy and Technology Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 23 Nay 3 (03/19/2026) sHB5472 / File No.
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Action History

  1. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 561

  2. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  3. TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17

  4. HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

  5. HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

  6. FILE NO. 423

  7. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 307

  8. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  9. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  10. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26

  11. FILED WITH LCO

  12. Joint Favorable Substitute

  13. PUBLIC HEARING 0312

  14. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Energy and Technology

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 5472?
HB 5472 is sponsored by Larry B. Butler (Democratic), Kathy Kennedy (Republican), Craig C. Fishbein (Republican), Mark W. Anderson (Republican), Tami Zawistowski (Republican), Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), and Mary M. Mushinsky (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 5472?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 05, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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