2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1595: Solar Facilities

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

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

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #581139

3/31/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
4/1/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Commerce Committee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Traci Koster
Traci Koster
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/1/2025161.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/28/2025160.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025483.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/28/2025482.2 KB