Florida · House Bill 1595 · 2025 Regular Session

Solar Facilities

HB 1595 Sponsored by Traci Koster Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 5, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Solar Facilities; 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.

Every action

17 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. CommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee · House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  6. CommitteeNow in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeAdded to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee16–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  1. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  2. HouseCS Filed
  3. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  4. CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  5. CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
  6. CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 1, 2025 House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

 Passed 16–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Traci KosterR Primary sponsor · District 66
  • IA Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.