Georgia - Session 1033
Title: Waste management; require recycling of solar panels
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to require the recycling of solar panels; to prohibit the discarding or disposing of solar panels by any manner other than by delivery to a collection or recovered materials processing facility or other recycling center that accepts solar panels for recycling; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-19 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-19 | Latest Action | Senate Read Second Time |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 90 | Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property | enacted |
| HB 1133 | Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects related to facilitating solar installations on closed landfills; authorize | in_committee |
| HR 1792 | Georgia Department of Community Affairs; refrain from adopting the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code for residential construction; urge | introduced |
| SR 988 | U.S. Congress; to cancel the proposed plutonium pit plant at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site; urge | in_committee |
| SR 989 | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); to reinstate and fully fund radiological and water quality protections for the Savannah River and surrounding communities; urge | in_committee |
| HB 983 | Conservation and natural resources; prescribed burning for silviculture purposes is exempt from certain burning notice and permit requirements; clarify | passed_upper |
| SB 59 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove | passed_upper |
| HB 547 | Revenue and taxation; bona fide conservation use property; permit combination of multiple covenants into a single, new, ten-year covenant | in_committee |