Mississippi Senate Bill 2785

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Community Solar Act Of 2026; To Define Terms; To Require The Public Service Commission To Establish A Program That Affords Consumers The Opportunity To Participate In Community Solar Projects; To Establish Guidelines For Such Program; To Prescribe Rights And Privileges Of Community Solar Organizations; To Allow The Commission To Establish Certain Rules And Regulations Concerning Community Solar Facilities; To Require Electric Utilities To Accept Interconnection Applications For Community Solar Facilities; To Require The Commission To Establish An Interconnection Study Group; To Require Each Electric Utility To Submit A Standard Interconnection Agreement For Community Solar Facilities For Commission Review And Approval; To Establish Requirements For Such Interconnection Agreement; To Require Each Electric Utility To File A Data Access Program For Commission Review; To Prescribe Requirements For Such Program; And For Related Purposes.

Solar farms; allow local communities to join resources for.

Sen. Tyler McCaughn [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Energy

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2785.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2785IN.htm