COUNTY-SOLAR FACILITY SETBACKS

What it does

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

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may require a commercial solar energy facility to be sited 500 feet (rather than 50 feet) to the nearest point on the property line of a nonparticipating property and 500 feet (rather than 150 feet) from the nearest point on the outside wall of an occupied community building or dwelling on nonparticipating properties.

Every action

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

1. Sep 18, 2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2. Oct 18, 2023HouseFirst Reading
3. Oct 18, 2023CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
4. Jan 31, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Energy & Environment Committee · House Energy & Environment
5. Feb 6, 2024CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 019-006-000 · House Energy & Environment
6. Feb 7, 2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
7. Mar 5, 2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
8. Apr 17, 2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
9. Apr 17, 2024HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
10. Apr 19, 2024CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
11. Jan 7, 2025HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

• Anthony DeLucaD Primary sponsor · District 80