Georgia House Bill 249

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-04-04 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to generation and distribution of electricity generally, so as to revise provisions relating to solar power facility agreements; to revise provisions relating to the waiver of certain requirements of such agreements; to provide for the certification by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources that solar power facility agreements meet certain requirements; to provide civil penalties; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Public utilities; solar power facility agreements; revise provisions

Rep. Robert Dickey [R]	Rep. Victor Anderson [R]	Rep. David Huddleston [R]	Rep. Karla Drenner [D]
Rep. Joe Campbell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-04	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-03-06	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-24	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-02-18	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-06	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-02-06	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-05	House	House First Readers
2025-02-04	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69854
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/231171
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232757
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235304