AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATEWIDE MUNICIPAL SOLAR PERMIT

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Requires as part of the solar permit application an assessment on carbon-neutral, a solar permit would only be approved if it was carbon neutral based on the assessment.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 23, 2026
Last action: Jan 23, 2026 — 01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
Sponsor: Thomas Paolino R
Session: 2026
Momentum: 30 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 11%, measured from RI's completed sessions
Momentum -4 30/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 260 days quiet
Cosponsors +3 2 signed on
Sponsor influence +3 77/100

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