CS/SB 1304: Solar Facilities
GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Bradley
Solar Facilities; Defining the terms “agricultural land” and “decommissioned”; authorizing a county to adopt an ordinance requiring that certain solar facilities be properly decommissioned under certain circumstances; deleting a provision providing that a solar facility is a permitted use in certain land use categories and zoning districts and is subject to compliance with certain requirements; deleting a provision exempting solar facility substations from the electric substations for which local governments may adopt and enforce certain land development regulations, etc.
Last Action: 3/26/2025 Senate - CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Regulated Industries (RI)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/14/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/19/2025 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/21/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Community Affairs
3/26/2025 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
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CS/SB 1304, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/21/2025 at 3:50 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1595 (c1) Solar Faciltites Koster Similar Last Action: 4/1/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3205 Solar facility approval process. Page 2 (pdf) 163.3208 Substation approval process. Page 5 (pdf) -
SB 1304, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 10:26 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)
Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1595 Solar Facilities Koster Identical Last Action: 4/1/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 450692 - Amendment
Delete line 68 and insert:Regulated Industries
(Bradley)3/17/2025
6:07 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/19/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/19/2025 9:00 AM Regulated Industries 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3205 Solar facility approval process. Page 2 (pdf) 163.3208 Substation approval process. Page 5 (pdf)