This bill extends existing financial security requirements to solar facilities, bringing them under the same decommissioning rules that already applied to wind turbines. Companies operating solar facilities must now post financial security (like bonds or escrow accounts) controlled by the Public Utilities Commission to ensure they can afford to remove and decommission their installations when they're no longer in use.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 230
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 181
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 199
Signed by the President S.J. 156
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 0. H.J. 160
House of Representatives Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 148
Commerce and Energy Certified uncontested, placed on consent H.J. 1
Commerce and Energy Do Pass Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 1
Commerce and Energy Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 56
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0. S.J. 83
Commerce and Energy Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 1
Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0. S.J. 1
Commerce and Energy Motion to amend S.J. 1
Commerce and Energy Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 10
Do Pass Amended
Commerce and Energy — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Commerce and Energy — Do Pass Amended