Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR1627: Qcells Day; March 10, 2026; recognize
Status: Passed both chambers, March 6, 2026
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 10, 2026, as Qcells Day; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing March 10, 2026, as Qcells Day; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing March 10, 2026, as Qcells Day; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Qcells is a global leader in delivering complete energy solutions and is widely recognized as a trusted, high-quality United States solar manufacturer and energy provider; and WHEREAS, Qcells has led efforts to establish a domestic, secure, and vertically integrated supply chain while making the largest investment in United States solar energy manufacturing to date; and WHEREAS, in 2019, Qcells built the largest solar panel manufacturing facility of its kind in the Western Hemisphere in Dalton, Georgia; and WHEREAS, since then, Qcells has expanded its Dalton factory and, in 2023, announced plans to invest a record-breaking $2.5 billion to build the only vertically integrated solar supply chain factory in the United States, located in Cartersville, Georgia; and WHEREAS, Qcells began the construction of an advanced manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Georgia, which will onshore critical steps of the solar supply chain nearly H. R. 1627 LC 112 3826 monopolized by China, including ingot, wafer, solar cell, and final solar module production; and WHEREAS, when its Cartersville factory is complete in 2026, Qcells and its affiliated Georgia facilities will have a combined annual solar panel production capacity of 8.4 GW and support more than 4,000 manufacturing jobs in Georgia; and WHEREAS, across the Georgia counties where Qcells operates, the …
Sponsors
- Kasey Carpenter (R, 4) · primary sponsor
- Steve Tarvin (R, 2)
- Trey Kelley (R, 16)
- Mitchell Scoggins (R, 14)
- Matthew Gambill (R, 15)
Latest actions
- : House Read and Adopted
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HR1627?
- HR1627 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Qcells Day; March 10, 2026; recognize.
- What does HR1627 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing March 10, 2026, as Qcells Day; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR1627?
- Passed both chambers as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House Read and Adopted (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1627?
- Kasey Carpenter (R, 4), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1627?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73962
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