SB 538-FN
extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| In the House | CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/12/2026 |
| LSR number | 2118 |
| Chapter | 0315 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H34 |
Where it stands
In progress
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Watters, David(D) Straf 4, Altschiller, Debra(D) Rock 24, Avard, Kevin(R) Hills 12, Fenton, Donovan(D) Ches 10, Long, Pat(D) Hills 20, Perkins Kwoka, Rebecca(D) Rock 21, Prentiss, Suzanne(D) Graf 5, Rosenwald, Cindy(D) Hills 13
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
- January 13, 2026Hearing: 01/13/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am
- March 4, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1001s, 03/12/2026; Vote 4-0; CC
- March 12, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-1001s, AA, VV; 03/12/2026
- March 12, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1001s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026
- March 12, 2026Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy
- April 6, 2026Public Hearing: 04/06/2026 09:30 am GP 229
- April 13, 2026Executive Session: 04/13/2026 09:00 am GP 229
- April 15, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1453h 04/13/2026 (Vote 18-0; RC)
- April 23, 2026Amendment # 2026-1453h: AA VV 04/23/2026
- April 23, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1453h and 2026-1578h: MA VV 04/23/2026
- April 23, 2026Referred to Finance 04/23/2026
- April 23, 2026FLAM # 2026-1578h (Rep. Vose): AA VV 04/23/2026
- May 4, 2026Division I Work Session: 05/04/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- May 5, 2026Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 230
- May 6, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/05/2026 (Vote 24-0; RC)
- May 14, 2026Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/14/2026
- May 20, 2026Sen. Avard Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 05/14/2026)
- May 20, 2026President Appoints: Senators Avard, Pearl, Watters; (In Recess 05/14/2026)
- May 21, 2026House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Reps. Vose, Weyler): MA VV 05/21/2026
- May 21, 2026Speaker Appoints: Reps. Vose, D. Thomas, Cambrils, McGhee 05/21/2026
- May 22, 2026Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/26/2026, 12:00 pm, Room 154, GP
- May 28, 2026Conference Committee Report # 2026-2072c Filed 05/28/2026; New Amendment
- June 4, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026)
- June 4, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026
- June 4, 2026Conference Committee Report 2026-2072c: Adopted, VV 06/04/2026
- June 4, 2026Conference Committee Report # 2026-2072c, Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026
- July 15, 2026Signed by the Governor on 07/10/2026; Chapter 315; Effective 09/08/2026
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.
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1001s
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1453h and 2026-1578h
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Reps. Vose, Weyler)
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
No committee report on file. Majority and minority reports are printed in the House Calendar rather than the docket.
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 13, 2026 at 09:20Energy and Natural Resources hearing recording (start time not identified)
- March 12, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 6, 2026 at 09:30Science, Technology and Energy public hearing recording 1:35:44–2:45:35, about 70 min (estimated)
- April 13, 2026 at 09:00Science, Technology and Energy executive session recording 3:12:22–3:16:55, about 5 min (estimated)
- April 23, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- May 4, 2026 at 10:00Science, Technology and Energy work session
- May 5, 2026 at 10:30Science, Technology and Energy executive session recording (start time not identified)
- May 14, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- May 21, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- May 26, 2026committee of conference recording (start time not identified)
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