Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4029: Relating to solar energy systems; and prescribing an effective date.
Status: Chaptered, March 17, 2026
Digest: Says what a person must tell a resident before selling or leasing a solar energy system to the resident. Says what must be in a contract for a sale or lease of a solar energy system. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.0). Requires a solar energy contractor or person that installs a solar energy system to have a license appropriate for the scope of work the solar energy contractor or person will perform. Specifies disclosures required in purchase agreements, lease agreements and power purchase agreements related to solar energy systems. Specifies elements and provisions that an installation contract for a solar energy system must have. Prohibits deceptive statements concerning the provisions of an installation contract. Punishes a violation or a failure to comply with the provisions of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 25, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session House Bill 4029 Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment for Representative John Lively) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to solar energy systems; creating new provisions; amending ORS 646.608; and prescribing an effective date. SECTION 1. As used in sections 1 to 6 of this 2026 Act: (1) "Customer" means a resident that owns or leases residential real property and receives a solicitation from, or executes a contract with, a solar energy contractor to purchase and install a solar energy system on residential real property that the resident owns or leases. (2) "Dealer fee" means an amount that a solar energy contractor or sales agent pays to a lender in order to offer a customer credit to finance a purchase and installation of a solar energy system. (3) "Electric utility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 757.300. (4) "Installation contract" means an agreement between a solar energy contractor and a customer, or a sales agent and a customer, the purpose of which is to provide for installing a solar energy system on the customer's residential real property for a total cost that exceeds $1,000. (5) "License" means a license the Department of Consumer and Business Services issues under ORS …