Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3499: An Act to promote low-income access to solar
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Chapter 164 is hereby amended by adding the following section: Section 149. Section 1. (a) The department of energy resources shall ensure equity, accessibility, and promote participation by renters and low-income retail electric customers in the solar incentive program established in section 11 of chapter 75 of the acts of 2016, and in any successor solar incentive program, by implementing a low-income customer verification process in which low income customers shall be persons whose income is at or below 80 percent of the area median income or 200 percent of the federal poverty level or is a small business, who are, for the purposes of this section defined as business entities, including their affiliates that are (i) independently owned and operated; and (ii) are defined as a “small business” under applicable federal law, as established in the United States Code and promulgated from time to time by the United States Small Business Administration. (b) A low-income multi-unit building that meets the definition under M.G.L. c. 40B, § 20 or otherwise receives tax credits under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program shall qualify as one Low Income Customer. (c) In the implementation of the program, the department shall: (i) Require income data verification to determine eligibility for low-income customers. Proof of eligibility required for …
Sponsors
- Danielle Gregoire (D, 4th Middlesex) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a new draft, see H5291
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 10/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Common questions
- What is H3499?
- H3499 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to promote low-income access to solar.
- What is the status of H3499?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a new draft, see H5291 (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3499?
- Danielle Gregoire (D, 4th Middlesex).
- Where is the official record for H3499?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3499
Source: official Massachusetts record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.