HB621 • 2026

ENERGY/ALTERNATE: Requires recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure

Energy

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Kimberly Coates
Last action: 2026-06-01
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 658
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for non-compliance, leaving these aspects uncertain.

Recycling Renewable Energy Equipment

This act requires companies to recycle parts of renewable energy facilities when they are decommissioned.

What This Bill Does

Requires companies to create plans for recycling parts of renewable energy facilities when these facilities stop working or are removed.
Specifies that costs related to recycling and removing old equipment must be paid by the company that built the facility.

Who It Names or Affects

Companies that build renewable energy facilities in Louisiana
The Department of Environmental Quality, which sets recycling rules

Terms To Know

Renewable Energy Facility: A power plant or system that generates electricity from sources like wind, solar, or other natural resources.
Decommissioning Plan: A plan for safely removing and recycling parts of a facility when it is no longer in use.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify what happens if companies do not follow the recycling requirements.
It is unclear how much this will cost companies or who will enforce these rules.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Floor Amendment #5129 Coates Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB621 4563 5129 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Coates to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB621 4563 5129 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Coates to Engrossed House Bill No.
621 by Representative Coates 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, delete lines 17 and 18 in their entirety and insert the following: 3 "Administrative Code, Recyclable Materials in Chapter 41 of Part V of Title 33 of 4 the Louisiana Administrative Code, or Recycling and Waste Reduction Rules in 5 Chapter 103 of Part VII of Title 33 of the Louisiana Administrative Code, except 6 those parts required to be disposed of" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Committee Amendment #4762 NATR Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB621 4563 4762 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB621 4563 4762 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.
621 by Representative Coates 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the end of line 5, after "to" insert "provide for an effective date; to" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, delete line 15 in its entirety and insert "in accordance with the Department of 5 Environmental Quality regulations pertaining to Universal Wastes in Chapter 38 of Part V 6 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Administrative Code and Recyclable Materials in Chapter 41 of 7 Part V of Title 33 of the Louisiana Administrative Code, except" 8 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #3386 NATR Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB621 4563 3386 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB621 4563 3386 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to Original House Bill No.
621 by Representative Coates 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, delete line 15 in its entirety and insert "in accordance with the Department of 3 Environmental Quality regulations pertaining to Universal Wastes in Chapter 38 of Part V 4 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Administrative Code and Recyclable Materials in Chapter 41 of 5 Part V of Title 33 of the Louisiana Administrative Code, except" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

Bill History

2026-06-01 H
Effective date: 01/01/2027.
2026-06-01 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 658.
2026-05-27 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-26 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-20 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-19 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18 S
Reported favorably.
2026-05-11 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
2026-05-07 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-06 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-05 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.
2026-05-05 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-29 H
Reported with amendments (13-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

ENERGY/ALTERNATE: Requires recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 6582026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 621
BY REPRESENTATIVES COATES AND CHASSION
1 AN ACT
2 To enact Part I of Chapter 12 of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be
3 comprised of R.S. 30:1121, relative to renewable energy; to require recycling of
4 decommissioned renewable energy components or infrastructure; to require costs for
5 recycling and decommissioning to be paid by the renewable energy provider; to
6 provide for an effective date; to direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to
7 redesignate certain provisions; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. Part I of Chapter 12 of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
10 comprised of R.S. 30:1121 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
12 §1121. Recycling; renewable energy
13 Any decommissioning plan required for a renewable energy facility shall
14 provide for the recycling of component parts of the facility to the extent practicable,
15 in accordance with the Department of Environmental Quality regulations pertaining
16 to Universal Wastes in Chapter 38 of Part V of Title 33 of the Louisiana
17 Administrative Code, Recyclable Materials in Chapter 41 of Part V of Title 33 of the
18 Louisiana Administrative Code, or Recycling and Waste Reduction Rules in Chapter
19 103 of Part VII of Title 33 of the Louisiana Administrative Code, except those parts
20 required to be disposed of otherwise by Subtitle II of this Title.
21 Section 2. The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby authorized and directed to:
22 (A) Redesignate the part heading of R.S. 30:1131, "PART I. BATTERIES" as
23 "PART II. BATTERIES".
24 (B) Redesignate the part heading of R.S. 30:1141, "PART II. WIND ENERGY" as
25 "PART III. WIND ENERGY".
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HB NO. 621 ENROLLED
1 (C) Redesignate the part heading of R.S. 30:1142, "PART III. SOLAR POWER
2 GENERATION FACILITIES" as "PART IV. SOLAR POWER GENERATION
3 FACILITIES".
4 Section 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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