Georgia House Bill 320

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-31 - Senate Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to require the recycling of solar panels; to prohibit the discarding or disposing of solar panels by any manner other than by delivery to a collection or recovered materials processing facility or other recycling center that accepts solar panels for recycling; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Waste management; require recycling of solar panels

Rep. Trey Kelley [R]	Rep. Robert Dickey [R]	Rep. Don Parsons [R]	Rep. Beth Camp [R]
Rep. Charles Cannon [R]	Rep. Gabe Okoye [D]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]

2026-03-27 - Senate - Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 (Y: 26 N: 22 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - House - Passage: House Vote #558 (Y: 162 N: 4 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-31	Senate	Senate Tabled
2026-03-31	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2026-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2026-03-19	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-25	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-02-25	House	House Third Readers
2026-02-12	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-04-04	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-02-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-11	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-10	House	House First Readers
2025-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70031
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/231634
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233152
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242468
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/244110
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246217
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247886
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70031#25912
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70031#26401