Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05084 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/06/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5084
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 56
 *00056*
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5084 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 56

*00056*

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 

Introduced by:

REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE AND ROOF-MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to reduce workers' compensation insurance rates in the solar panel industry and to exempt companies providing roof-mounted solar panel services from the general licensing requirements imposed on companies that provide traditional roofing services.

Statement of Purpose: 

To lessen the workers' compensation insurance burden for roof-mounted solar panel service providers and to exempt such providers from the general licensing requirements imposed on companies that provide traditional roofing services.