Wind-Tower Agricultural and Environmental Impact Study Committee; create.
SB 2641 establishes the Wind-Tower Agricultural and Environmental Impact Study Committee to examine how wind-tower development affects aviation safety, wildlife mortality, and farmland use. The committee, composed of agriculture, wildlife, energy, and industry representatives, must develop statewide placement standards and a wildlife-buffer map by January 2027, modeling Arkansas’s framework. The bill also imposes a one-year moratorium on new wind-tower permits and Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (effective upon enactment), applying only to projects not already underway. This procedural measure delays new wind energy projects while the committee studies impacts and creates regulatory guidelines.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action Mar 30, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026
How they voted
51–1
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 10, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican34
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Energy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Energy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Neil Whaley
RRepublican
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