Climate Change / Solar Rights Bill

3/25/2019 – Rep. Rubel’s “Homeowner Solar Rights Bill” (House Bill 158) signed into law last Friday!

Mar 25, 2019

House Bill 158, my “Homeowner Solar Rights bill”, was just signed into law on Friday! This will protect homeowners from unreasonable HOA prohibitions on solar installation – a protection that is already on the books in every other Western state. This...

3/1/2019 – Climate hearing announced / “Homeowner Solar Rights Bill” (House Bill 158) vote is Monday!

Mar 1, 2019

Following up on the well-received public hearing I hosted in 2017, Rep. Rob Mason and I are holding the first ever official committee hearing on climate change at 1:30 on March 6 in the House Energy, Environment & Technology Committee. If you want to send a...

2/20/2019 – Update on Rep. Rubel’s “Homeowner Solar Rights Bill” (House Bill 158)

Feb 20, 2019

My “Homeowner Solar Rights” bill, HB158, was heard yesterday in the House Business Committee. This bill would prevent HOA’s from unreasonably prohibiting homeowners from installing rooftop solar panels – Idaho is currently the only state in the...

2/1/2019 – Article: “Bill introduced to keep HOAs from banning rooftop solar panels”

Feb 1, 2019

Article Link: “Bill introduced to keep HOAs from banning rooftop solar panels” Excerpt: An Idaho House committee agreed Thursday that homeowners’ property rights would be better protected if homeowners associations couldn’t ban rooftop solar panels. The...