HB 1002

repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.

Filed 2026 · Killed · Science, Technology and Energy · Taxes - Local

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Status	HOUSE
Introduced	1/7/2026
Floor date	2/12/2026
LSR number	2282
Local government impact	no
Committee code	H24

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Where it stands

Died when the session ended

The bill was set aside during the session and never taken back up, so it died when the session ended.

What happened

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January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy
January 20, 2026Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 03:00 pm GP 229
January 27, 2026Executive Session: 01/27/2026 03:00 pm GP 229
February 2, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 10-6; RC)
February 2, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
February 12, 2026Lay HB1002 on Table (Rep. Guthrie): MA RC 187-157 02/12/2026
August 19, 2026Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026

Votes

Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.

Lay on Table

February 12, 2026 · House · 187–157, adopted

Votes by party
Party	Yes	No	Presiding	Excused	Absent
Republican	30	157	1	20	9
Democrat	157	0	0	10	9
Independent	0	0	0	0	1
Total	187	157	1	30	19

Yes — 187

Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
King, Seth(R) Coos 4
Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
Paige, David(D) Carr 1
Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
Preece, David(D) Hills 17
Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
Stone, John(D) Straf 12
Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29

No — 157

Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
Grant, George(R) Sull 5
Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
Love, David(R) Rock 13
Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
Milz, David(R) Rock 13
Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
Summers, James(R) Rock 20
Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
Walker, David(R) Straf 19
Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13

Presiding — 1

Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16

Excused — 30

Bean, Harry(R) Belknap 6
Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
England, Myles(D) Straf 12
Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7

Absent — 19

Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8

Committee reports

Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.

Majority — OUGHT TO PASS

Rep. JD Bernardy

This bill is not about clean or less expensive energy but is instead about fairness to taxpayers. It repeals the current exemption from property taxes for solar systems, which allows property owners to enhance the value of their property while avoiding an assessment adjustment that would increase taxes. This avoidance spreads the responsibility for taxes to all the other taxpayers in a municipality. This exemption negatively affects the least affluent taxpayers who must pay more in taxes while likely being less able to afford the upfront costs of acquiring their own solar system. Enacting this bill will restore the state constitution’s requirement that “no class of men” shall be economically elevated over any other. The majority believes that bills like this one strengthen local control by protecting it from being highjacked by local factions. Vote 10-6.

Minority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

Rep. Kat McGhee

This bill repeals the solar energy systems tax exemption that allows towns to opt into solar energy tax exemptions if it fits their plans to lower local energy demand and costs. One hundred and fifty three cities and towns are using this exemption to support local sustainable energy adoption. The Hudson tax assessor was sent by his select board to ask us not to pass this bill. The tax impact was ‘in the noise’ and the town was committed to the exemption. Passing this bill upends traditional respect for local control. In every case of the towns who will be affected by this if it goes forward, voters spoke on what they thought was best. The minority believes passing this bill tells them they were wrong.

Hearings and recordings

Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.

January 20, 2026 at 15:00Science, Technology and Energy public hearing recording 7:22:14–7:26:00, about 4 min (estimated)
January 27, 2026 at 15:00Science, Technology and Energy executive session recording 5:19:30–5:20:00, about 0 min (estimated)
February 12, 2026House floor debate floor recording

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