ENERGY/ALTERNATE: Requires recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure
HB 621 requires renewable energy facility owners in Louisiana to include recycling plans for decommissioned equipment (like solar panels or wind turbine parts) as part of their facility closure process. The bill mandates that owners pay all costs for decommissioning and recycling, with the Department of Environmental Quality determining what recycling is "practicable." It directly affects renewable energy providers operating in Louisiana, shifting financial responsibility for end-of-life infrastructure management from taxpayers to the industry. The bill does not create new funding or alter existing environmental standards, focusing solely on requiring recycling as a standard part of decommissioning.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Signed Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions
HB621 Original
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HB621 Act 658
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MODERATE
The bill was enrolled as Act 658, adding a co-sponsor and updating the effective date to January 1, 2027. The core policy requirements regarding renewable energy recycling and the redesignation of legal sections for batteries, wind, and solar power remain substantively unchanged from the original version.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding renewable energy facilities and the specific legal sections being redesignated remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Representative Chassion was added as a co-sponsor alongside Representative Coates.
The text clarifying which parts of the Louisiana Administrative Code apply to decommissioning costs was updated to include specific chapter references.
The original digest and abstract explaining the bill's purpose were removed from the final enrolled text.
TIMELINE
The effective date for the Act was explicitly set to January 1, 2027.
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
35–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 19, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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