Assessment of utility grade solar projects.
Summary
Provides that, for assessment dates beginning after December 31, 2021, the land portion of the fixed property of a utility grade solar energy installation facility shall be assessed at an amount that does not exceed the solar land base rate for the region in which the property is located. Provides that assessing officials shall follow the normal guidelines and procedures as are applicable under the property tax cap chapter. Provides a limited exception for certain utility grade solar energy installation facilities that were assessed on the January 1, 2021, assessment date. Requires the department of local government finance (department) to annually determine and release a solar land base rate for each region based on the median true tax value per acre of all land in the region classified under the utility property class codes of the department for the immediately preceding assessment date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 14, 2021
Signed Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Apr 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 485: yeas 38, nays 10
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 494: yeas 82, nays 3
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Amended
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 423: yeas 41, nays 7
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Amended
Amendment #3 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 146: yeas 86, nays 3
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Soliday
RRepublican
P
Eric Koch
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
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