Mississippi Senate Bill 2527

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on March 25 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-25 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Provide For Decommissioning Of Solar Panels; To Define Terms; To Provide Requirements For Solar Power Facility Agreements Concerning Removal Or Restoration; To Require Agreements To Require The Grantee To Obtain And Deliver To The Landowner Financial Assurance In Certain Amounts To Secure Performance Of Removal And Restoration Obligations; To Provide Acceptable Forms Of Assurance; To Authorize Local Governments To Regulate Solar Power Facilities Under Certain Conditions; To Provide That Certain Agreements That Purport To Waive A Right Or Exempt A Grantee From Liability Or Duty Is Void; To Provide That Nothing In This Act Shall Be Construed To Limit The Discretion Of Counties Or Municipalities Pursuant To Certain Authorities; To Provide For Remedies; To Provide For Applicability Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Solar decommissioning; create provisions concerning.

Sen. Joel Carter [R]

Sen. Tyler McCaughn [R]

2026-03-18 - Senate - Senate Concurred in Amend From House (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-10 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 116 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-25		Approved by Governor
2026-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-18	Senate	Concurred in Amend From House
2026-03-12	House	Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-10	House	Passed As Amended
2026-03-10	House	Amended
2026-03-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-03-03	House	DR - TSDPAA: AC To EN
2026-02-25	House	DR - TSDPAA: EN To AC
2026-02-16	House	Referred To Energy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2026-02-11	Senate	Transmitted To House
2026-02-10	Senate	Passed
2026-02-02	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Energy

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2527.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2527IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2527PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2527SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2527_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2527_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0360032.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0640016.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0720002.pdf