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SSB 1077
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2023
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Companies cannot install large solar panel fields on land used for farming unless they follow specific distance rules. These solar panels must be at least 150 feet away from a neighbor's property line. They also have to be at least 1,200 feet away from any house or animal farm building.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to commercially owned solar panel field installation on agricultural land. The bill defines “agricultural land” to mean land that is suitable for farming. The bill defines “commercially owned solar panel field” or “solar panel field” to include corporately owned devices or structural features that collect and convert solar radiation into other energy. The bill prohibits a commercially owned solar panel field from installation on agricultural land unless the solar panel field is at least 150 feet from the nearest adjacent landowner and 1,200 feet from the nearest residence or livestock facility.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 24, 2023. On January 30, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: January 30, 2023 (1) · on the Legislature’s site