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HB320 • 2025

Waste management; require recycling of solar panels

Waste management; require recycling of solar panels

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Sponsor
Kelley, Trey
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
Senate Tabled
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status shows the bill was tabled by the Senate, meaning it may not become law despite passing other stages.

HB320: Rules for Recycling Solar Panels

This bill requires solar panels to be recycled by delivering them to a facility that accepts them, rather than being thrown away as regular trash.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the recycling of solar panels instead of disposing of them in other ways.
  • Prohibits discarding or disposing of solar panels unless they are delivered to a collection center, recovered materials processing facility, or recycling center that accepts them.
  • Provides definitions for terms used in these new rules.
  • Establishes penalties for breaking the disposal and recycling laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who own solar panels
  • Facilities that collect materials or process recovered items like solar panels

Limits and Unknowns

  • The specific dollar amounts for penalties are not listed in the summary.
  • The exact date when these rules will start is not shown.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Tabled

Official Summary Text

Waste management; require recycling of solar panels