Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB323: Solar Panel Disposal Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
This bill creates a study and a program for the testing and disposal of solar panel waste.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Colin W. Jack Senate Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall LONG TITLE General Description: This bill creates a study and a program for the testing and disposal of solar panel waste. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - mandates disclosure language by a solar retailer regarding state requirements for the testing and disposal of a solar panel; - authorizes the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board to make rules, beginning on July 1, 2028, for the testing and disposal of solar panel waste; - creates the Solar Panel Waste Restricted Account; - imposes an assessment on renewable energy parent entities to be deposited into the Solar Panel Waste Restricted Account; - imposes a distributed generation fee on small-scale solar entities; - provides for the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (division) to require an owner or operator of a solar panel, beginning on July 1, 2028, to: - complete a hazardous waste analysis on the solar panel before disposal; and - dispose of hazardous solar panel waste at a solar panel waste disposal site or solar panel waste recycling facility; - allows an operator of a landfill to submit an application to register with the division as a solar panel waste disposal site; - establishes that the …
Sponsors
- Colin Jack (R, 73) · primary sponsor
- Sandall, Scott D. (R, 1)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 5, 2026): 24 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 25, 2026): 63 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 19, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Waste, Department of Environmental Quality, Public Funds and Accounts, Civil Procedure, Environment
Common questions
- What is HB323?
- HB323 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Solar Panel Disposal Amendments.
- What does HB323 do?
- This bill creates a study and a program for the testing and disposal of solar panel waste.
- What is the status of HB323?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB323?
- Colin Jack (R, 73), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB323?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0323.html
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