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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB320

Waste management; require recycling of solar panels

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.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
March 31, 2026
Last status update
Senate Taken from Table
Author
Trey Kelley
Co-sponsors
Robert DickeyDon ParsonsBeth CampCharles CannonGabe OkoyeChuck Hufstetler

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 20, 2025 House committee reassignment April 4, 2025 House committee substitute February 12, 2026 Senate committee substitute March 18, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 25, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #558

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

162 yea–4 nay · 6 not voting · 5 absent

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March 27, 2026 · Senate

Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835

Passed

26 yea–22 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Senate Tabled
  2. Senate Senate Taken from Table
  3. Senate Senate Tabled
  4. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  5. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  6. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  7. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  8. House House Third Readers
  9. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  11. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  12. House House Second Readers
  13. House House First Readers
  14. House House Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1961007
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB320.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00