Senate Bill #30 (2017)
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM
Includes a tax sale as a transfer of property ownership that would trigger the past due balances of any PACE assessment.
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2017-01-18: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
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2017-03-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/07/2017)
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2017-03-07: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2017-03-07: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/09/2017)
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2017-03-09: Senate passed Sub A
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2017-03-10: Referred to House Finance
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2017-06-29: House passed Sub A in concurrence
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2017-06-29: Placed on the House Consent Calendar
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2017-06-29: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/29/2017)
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2017-07-18: Transmitted to Governor
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2017-07-19: Signed by Governor
Changes since original draft
2017 – S 0030- 2017 – S 0030 SUBSTITUTE A
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LC000789- LC000789/SUB A
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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 ____________ A N A C T- S TATE OF RHODE IS L AND
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN
ENERGY PROGRAM Introduced By: Senator Daniel DaPonte- ENERGY PROGRAM
- Introduced By: Senator DanielDaPonte
- Date Introduced: January 18, 2017
- Referred To: Senate Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 39-26.5-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-26.5 entitled "Property Assessed Clean Energy Program" is hereby amended to read as follows:- It is enacted by the GeneralAssembly as follows:
- SECTION 1. Section 39-26.5-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-26.5 entitled "Property Assessed Clean Energy Program"is hereby amended to read as follows:
- 39-26.5-6. Priority of PACE lien.
- (a) A PACE lien on a residential property shall be: subordinate to all liens on the residential property in existence at the time the residential PACE lien is filed; subordinate to a first mortgage on the residential property recorded after such PACE lien is filed; and superior to any other lien on the residential recorded after such PACE lien is filed. This subsection shall not affect the status or priority of any other municipal or statutory lien.
(b) At the time of a transfer of property ownership of a residential property, including by foreclosure, the past due balances of any special assessment under this chapter shall be due for payment. In the event of a foreclosure action, the past due balances shall include all payments on a PACE assessment that are due and unpaid as of the date of the foreclosure. Unless otherwise agreed by the PACE lender, all payments on the PACE assessment that become due after the date of transfer by foreclosure or otherwise shall continue to be secured by a PACE lien on the PACE property and shall be the responsibility of the transferee. (c) A PACE lien on a commercial property shall be: senior to all liens on the commercial property in existence at the time the PACE lien is filed, subject to the consent of the senior mortgage holder on the property; senior to all liens filed or recorded after the time the PACE lien is created; but junior to a municipal tax lien. (d) At the time of a transfer of property ownership of a commercial property, including by foreclosure or tax sale, the past due balances of any PACE assessment under this chapter shall be due for payment. Unless otherwise agreed by the PACE lender, all payments of PACE assessments that become due after the date of transfer by foreclosure, tax sale, or otherwise shall be secured by a PACE lien on the PACE property and shall be the responsibility of the transferee. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2017. ======== LC000789 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM *** This act would include a tax sale as a transfer of property ownership that would trigger the past due balances of any PACE assessment. This act would take effect on January 1, 2017. ======== LC000789 ========- (b) At the time of a transfer of property ownership of a residentialproperty, including by foreclosure, the past due balances of any special assessment under this chapter shall be due for payment. In the event of a foreclosure action, the past due balances shallinclude allpayments on a PACE assessment that are due and unpaid as of the date of the foreclosure. Unless otherwise agreedby the PACElender, all payments on the PACEassessmentthatbecome due after the date of transfer by foreclosure or otherwise shallcontinue to be secured by a PACE lien on the PACE property and shall be the responsibility of the transferee.
- (c) A PACE lien on a commercial property shall be: senior to allliens on the commercial property in existence at the time the PACE lien is filed, subject to the consent of the senior mortgage holder on the property; senior to all liens filed or recorded after the time the PACE lien is created; but junior to a municipal tax lien.
- (d) At the time of a transfer of property ownership of a commercial property, including by tax sale, in accordance with §44-9-32, or foreclosure, the past due balances of any PACE assessment under this chapter shall be due for payment. Unless otherwise agreed by the PACE lender, all payments of PACE assessments that become due after the date of transfer by tax sale, in accordance with §44-9-32, or foreclosure, or otherwise shallbe secured by a PACE lien on the PACE property and shallbe the responsibility of the transferee.
- SECTION 2. This act shalltake effect on March 1, 2017. ======== LC000789/SUB A ========
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- EXPLANATION
- BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN
- ENERGY PROGRAM
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- This act would include a tax sale as a transfer of property ownership that would trigger the past due balances of any PACE assessment.
- This act would take effect on March 1, 2017. ======== LC000789/SUB A ========
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Votes
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House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.
March 09, 2017 at 4:39pm
Yeas: 34 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 4 /
Recused: 0
June 29, 2017 at 5:01pm
Yeas: 68 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 7 /
Recused: 0