Floating Solar Facilities
Summary
Floating Solar Facilities; Defining the term “floating solar facility”; providing that a floating solar facility must be a permitted use in appropriate land use categories in each local government’s comprehensive plan; requiring each local government to amend its development regulations to promote the expanded use of floating solar facilities; requiring the Office of Energy within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to submit specified recommendations to the Legislature to provide a regulatory framework relating to floating solar facilities, etc.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Last action Mar 2, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1411 (Ch. 2022-83)
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/15/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/08/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/01/22, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Manny Diaz, Jr.
RRepublican
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