Relating to the jurisdiction of the Energy Facility Siting Council over wind energy facilities.
Summary
Increases from 50 megawatts to 100 megawatts the minimum size that a wind energy facility needs to be before a wind energy facility is required to obtain a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council. Requires an applicant for a county land use permit to provide a decommissioning plan if the application is to establish a wind energy facility with an average electric generating capacity of at least 50 megawatts but less than 100 megawatts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Signed May 27, 2025
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May 27, 2025
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The bill was finalized from its A-Engrossed version to the Enrolled version, which is the final version sent to the Governor for signature. The substantive policy content remains the same, though formatting was adjusted to conform to official legislative standards.
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The document title was changed from 'A-Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating the bill has passed both houses in identical form and is ready for the Governor's signature.
The 'SUMMARY' section, which provided a digest of the bill's essential features for public understanding, was removed in the final enrolled version.
Standard enrolled bill formatting elements were added, including the chapter designation and page numbering.
Minor formatting adjustments were made throughout the text, including standardizing indentation and spacing to meet official enrolled bill requirements.
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025 · House Apr 14, 2025
How they voted
28–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
May 13, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
4
May 27, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Energy and Environment.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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