2025 bills / H.B. 241
H.B. 241 Solar Power Plant Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote (stopped here)
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would set rules for solar power plants in Utah, including limiting state incentives based on land type and reducing them for certain protected farmland. It would also require wildlife consultation, decommissioning plans with financial assurance, a permitting process, and approval of development plans.
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Official description
- defines terms
- establishes eligibility criteria for state incentives for solar power plants based on land characteristics
- provides for reduction of incentives for solar power plants located on certain protected farmland
- creates exemptions for solar power plants with existing agreements or incentives
- requires wildlife impact consultation with state or federal agencies for solar power plants
- establishes requirements for decommissioning plans and financial assurance for solar power plants
- creates a permitting process for solar power plants
- requires submission and approval of development plans for solar power plants
- provides for severability
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Every vote
- 9 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Public Utilities and Energy Committee: vote to change the bill · 2/14/2025 3:37 PMWho voted how
- 9 yes, 1 no, 3 absentHouse Public Utilities and Energy Committee: vote to approve it · 2/14/2025 3:38 PMWho voted how
- 54 yes, 12 no, 9 absentFinal House vote · 2/24/2025 3:08 PMWho voted how
- 3 yes, 1 no, 4 absentSenate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee: vote to approve it · 2/28/2025 5:15 PMWho voted how