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CS/HB 1595: Solar Faciltites

GENERAL BILL by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Koster

Solar Faciltites; Authorizes county to adopt ordinance requiring that certain solar facilities be properly decommissioned; authorizes county to presume that solar facility has reached end of its useful life; authorizes solar facility owner to rebut presumption in certain manner; authorizes county to require certain financial assurance & certain updates from solar facility owner; authorizes county to take action to complete decommissioning of solar facility; requires county to allow solar facility owner specified amount of time to commence & complete decommissioning before taking such action.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/2/2025 House - Now in Commerce Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    3/28/2025 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
    4/1/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/2/2025 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee

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  • CS/HB 1595, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/1/2025 at 2:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1304 (c1) Solar Facilities Bradley Similar Last Action: 3/26/2025 S CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time

    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 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 1595, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 5:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1304 (c1) Solar Facilities Bradley Similar Last Action: 3/26/2025 S CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    581139 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Koster 3/31/2025
    4:00 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/1/2025
    PDF

    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 6 (pdf)

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