Which States are Moving Plug-in Solar Legislation?
Plug-in solar—small panels that plug into the wall let renters and homeowners generate their own electricity—is being legalized state by state. The map below tracks legislation across all 50 U.S. states: Where bills have passed, where they're advancing, and what's next.
Updated daily by Bright Saver, the only nonprofit working across every state to track policy and educate the public on plug-in solar. Find out what is happening in your state and how you can take action.
Below is every plug-in solar bill that has moved, or is moving, through U.S. state legislature.
Updated as our policy team tracks each legislative session.
Today, 10 states have passed, 5 have active legislation, 2 have passed one chamber.
The policy team at Bright Saver actively leads coalition efforts and contributes to writing bill language, providing expert testimony, and organizing the people who benefit most.
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The 2027 session brings a new wave of introductions, and this table grows with them.
State | Bill Number | Bill Status | When will this legislation take effect? |
|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | HB 257 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Arizona | SB 1606 | Deferred until 2027 | |
California | SB 868 | Active - Passed one chamber | |
Colorado | HB 26-1007 | Passed | August 12, 2026 |
Connecticut | HB5340 | Passed | October 1, 2026 |
Delaware | SB 270 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Georgia | HB 1304 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Hawaii | SB2902 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Idaho | HB612 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Illinois | SB3104 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Indiana | SB 74 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Indiana | HB 1084 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Iowa | HF2046 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Maine | LD 1730 | Passed | July 15, 2026 |
Maryland | HB1532 | Passed | October 1, 2026 |
Massachusetts | H5175 | Active - Passed one chamber | |
Michigan | HB5764 | Active | |
Minnesota | SF 4504 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Missouri | HB 2528
| Deferred until 2027 | |
Missouri | HB 2444 | Deferred until 2027 | |
New Hampshire | SB 540 | Passed | January 1, 2027 |
New Jersey | S 2368 | Passed - Awaiting Gov signature | |
New Mexico | SB 157 | Deferred until 2027 | |
New York | S 8512A | Passed, awaiting Gov signature | |
North Carolina | HB 1129 | Active | |
Ohio | HB 755 | Active | |
Oklahoma | HB 4060 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Oregon | HB 4080 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Pennsylvania | HB 1971 | Active | |
Rhode Island | HB 7269 | Deferred until 2027 | |
South Carolina | HB 4579 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Utah | HB 340 | Passed | May 7, 2025 |
Vermont | S 202 | Passed | |
Virginia | HB 395 | Passed | January 1, 2027 |
Washington | SB 6050 | Deferred until 2027 | |
Washington DC | B26-0602 | Active | |
Wyoming | HB 146 | Deferred until 2027 |