This bill creates a study and a program for the testing and disposal of solar panel waste. This bill: - defines terms; - mandates disclosure language by a solar retailer regarding state requirements for the testing and disposal of a solar panel; - authorizes the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board to make rules, beginning on July 1, 2028, for the testing and disposal of solar panel waste; - creates the Solar Panel Waste Restricted Account; - imposes an assessment on renewable energy parent entities to be deposited into the Solar Panel Waste Restricted Account; - imposes a distributed generation fee on small-scale solar entities; - provides for the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (division) to require an owner or operator of a solar panel, beginning on July 1, 2028, to:complete a hazardous waste analysis on the solar panel before disposal; anddispose of hazardous solar panel waste at a solar panel waste disposal site or solar panel waste recycling facility; - allows an operator of a landfill to submit an application to register with the division as a solar panel waste disposal site; - establishes that the director of the division may enforce the solar panel waste requirements by bringing a civil action in a court; - requires the division to report annually to two legislative committees; - requires the division to complete a study on solar panel recycling in the state and report the findings and recommendations to two legislative committees; - clarifies that the energy project assessment ends on December 31, 2027; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 13-52-202, 19-1-105
Substitute #1: 13-52-202, 19-1-105, 63I-2-279, 79-6-1403
Enrolled: 13-52-202, 19-1-105, 63I-2-279, 79-6-1402, 79-6-1403
Amended 2/25/2026 15:02:403: 13-52-202, 19-1-105, 63I-2-279, 79-6-1402, 79-6-1403
Substitute #2: 13-52-202, 19-1-105, 63I-2-279, 79-6-1402, 79-6-1403