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OLR Bill Analysis
sHB 6052
AN ACT CONCERNING THE HOME SOLICITATION SALES ACT
AND RESIDENTIAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits individuals with certain disqualifying offense
convictions from engaging in any in-person solicitations. It also requires
the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) to create and maintain a
“no home solicitation sales” listing of consumers who do not wish to
receive solicitations from sellers. Sellers who violate the listing are liable
of up to $20,000 per violation.
The bill also places additional requirements on home solicitation
sellers, which include (1) monthly examining the “no home solicitation
sales” listing, (2) notifying the municipality where the solicitation will
occur at least 10 business days before soliciting, and (3) limiting when
solar sellers may solicit sales for residential solar photovoltaic systems
to the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
The bill lowers the penalties for Home Solicitation Sales Act (see
BACKGROUND) violations from a class C misdemeanor, which is
punishable by up to three months imprisonment, up to a $500 fine, or
both, to a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation.
The bill also requires a residential solar lender or lessor to give a
consumer any payoff statement or transfer documentation the
consumer requests within seven days after the request.
Finally, the bill makes numerous technical and conforming changes,
including changing certain terms like “buyer” to “consumer” and
conforming the statute to its definitions by changing good or service to
“consumer good” and “consumer services.”
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§§ 1 & 2 — DISQUALIFYING OFFENSES
The bill prohibits anyone convicted of, pleading guilty or nolo
contendere (no contest) to, or found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect for, a disqualifying offense (or one similar in another
state) from engaging in in-person home solicitation sales.
Under the bill, a “disqualifying offense” is:
1. any felony that involves the use, attempted use, or threatened use
of physical force against another person or results in another
person’s serious physical injury or death;
2. any offense that requires a person to register with the emergency
services and public protection commissioner;
3. robbery, home invasion, or burglary;
4. conspiracy or criminal attempt, if the offense that is attempted or
is an object of the conspiracy, constitutes a robbery, home
invasion, or burglary or felony as described above; and
5. any offense under federal law or in another state that has
elements that are substantially similar to the offenses described
above.
A disqualifying offense does not include any offense that has been
pardoned or something equivalent under federal law or in another state.
A “home solicitation sale” is a sale, lease, or rental of consumer goods
or services in which the seller or his representative personally solicits
the sale (even at the consumer’s invitation) at any place other than the
seller’s place of business.
§ 5 — NO HOME SOLICITATION SALES LIST
The bill requires DCP to establish and maintain a “no home
solicitation sales” listing of consumers who do not want to receive home
solicitations. DCP must notify consumers about the list and any
consumer that wants to be included must notify the department by
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commissioner sets. A consumer may ask to be removed from the list at
any time, upon written request. DCP must update the listing at least
quarterly and make it available, upon request, to sellers and their
authorized sales representatives and any other individuals.
The bill requires sellers or their authorized sales representatives,
when engaging in home solicitation sales, to disclose within 10 seconds
after the solicitation begins, (1) their identity, (2) the solicitation’s
purpose, and (3) the identity of any other person with them while
making the solicitation. They must also ask the consumer whether he or
she wishes to continue with the solicitation, end the solicitation, or be
removed from the seller’s or authorized sales representative’s list.
Seller Requirements to End Solicitations
The bill requires sellers or their authorized sales representatives to
end a home solicitation sale within 10 seconds after the consumer states
or indicates that he or she wishes to end it. If a consumer informs them
at any point during a solicitation that the consumer does not want to
receive future solicitations or wants to be removed from the seller’s or
sales representative’s list, they must:
1. inform the consumer that the consumer’s contact information
will be removed from the list;
2. end the solicitation within 10 seconds after the request;
3. stop soliciting the consumer for home solicitation sales in the
future; and
4. not give or sell the consumer’s name, address, or other personally
identifying information to any other person, or receive anything
of value from another person for the information.
Regulations
The bill allows the DCP commissioner to adopt regulations to carry
out these provisions. The regulations may include provisions governing
the availability and distribution of the listing and notice requirements
for consumers wishing to be included on the list. 2025HB-06052-R000616-BA.DOCX
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Penalties
In addition to the Home Solicitation Sales Act penalties, under the
bill, sellers or their authorized sales representatives who violate the no
home solicitation sales listing provisions must be fined up to $20,000 per
violation.
§§ 3 & 4 — SELLER REQUIREMENTS
The bill places additional requirements on home solicitation sellers,
which the bill specifies includes a solar seller (see below).
Under the bill, each seller must:
1. examine the “no home solicitation sales” listing monthly to
ensure that the seller and his or her authorized sales
representatives do not solicit any consumer on the listing;
2. establish guidelines that (a) the seller and sales representatives
must follow while engaging in home solicitation sales and (b)
disclose how consumers may identify the seller’s authorized
sales representatives; and
3. post these guidelines in a prominent and publicly accessible
location on the seller’s website.
Within 10 business days before the seller or his or her authorized
sales representatives engage in home solicitation sales, the seller must
also send a written notice by certified or registered mail to each
municipality’s chief executive officer and chief law enforcement officer
where the seller or authorized sales representatives intend to solicit.
The written notice must disclose:
1. that the seller or authorized sales representatives intend to solicit
in the municipality,
2. the timeframe they intend to solicit in the municipality, and
3. any other information that DCP commissioner deems relevant. 2025HB-06052-R000616-BA.DOCX
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As under existing law for these sales, a “business day” is any calendar
day except Sunday or any of the following business holidays: New
Year’s Day, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, and
Christmas Day.
Solar Sellers
In addition, the bill requires solar sellers to develop a brochure for
consumers with any information that the DCP commissioner deems
relevant. They must also ensure that solar sellers and their authorized
sales representatives:
1. do not engage in any home solicitation sales of a residential solar
photovoltaic system outside of the hours allowed under the bill
(see below) or a more restrictive municipal ordinance;
2. give a copy of the brochure to the consumer at the beginning of a
home solicitation sale of a residential solar photovoltaic system;
and
3. carry a current and valid photo identification card while they are
soliciting to sell residential solar photovoltaic systems.
The photo identification card must include (1) the solar seller’s name
and, for an authorized sales representative, the authorized sales
representative’s name; (2) a photograph of the solar seller or authorized
sales representative, as applicable; and (3) any other information the
DCP commissioner deems relevant for identification purposes.
Under existing law, a “residential solar photovoltaic system” is
equipment and devices that primarily collect solar energy and generate
electricity by photovoltaic effect, have a nameplate capacity rating of 12
kilowatts or less, are installed on the roof of a single-family home, and
conform to the State Building Code.
The bill prohibits solar sellers or their authorized sales
representatives from engaging in home solicitation sales for residential
solar photovoltaic systems outside the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. 2025HB-06052-R000616-BA.DOCX
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Eastern Time, unless a more restrictive municipal ordinance limits the
hours.
§ 11 — AUTHORIZED SALES REP RESENTATIVE
The bill incorporates a seller’s authorized sales representative in the
provision in current law that prohibits home solicitation sellers from
offering to pay commission or give a rebate or discount to a consumer
in return for the names of prospective consumers or other types of
assistance, if these actions are contingent on the consumer’s purchase,
lease, or rent.
§ 14 — RESIDENTIAL SOLAR
The bill requires a residential solar lender or lessor to give a consumer
any payoff statement or transfer documentation the consumer requests
within seven days after submitting a written request. A residential solar
lender or lessor that fails to provide the statement or documentation
within the seven-day period must credit the consumer’s account with
$250.
Under the bill, “payoff statement” is a statement of the unpaid
balance amount on a residential solar loan, including principal, interest
and other properly assessed charges. “Transfer documentation” is the
necessary documentation for a consumer to transfer the consumer’s
rights and obligations under a residential solar lease or loan agreement
to another person under the agreement’s terms.
The bill allows the DCP commissioner to adopt regulations on this
provision.
BACKGROUND
Home Solicitation Sales Act
With several exceptions (e.g., emergency repairs), the Home
Solicitation Sales Act gives a consumer the right to cancel a home
solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day following the
transaction. It also requires certain terms to be in the contract, such as
payments must be returned within 10 business days after the seller
receives the cancellation notice (CGS § 42-134 et seq.). 2025HB-06052-R000616-BA.DOCX
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Related Bill
sSB 1357, favorably reported by the General Law Committee, makes
minor changes to home solicitation sale cancellation provisions and
disclosures, including increasing the required font size and adding a
disclosure for electronic deliveries.
COMMITTEE ACTION
General Law Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 18 Nay 3 (03/21/2025)