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Yes: 107 • No: 8
UtahH.B. 3232026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Solar Panel Disposal Amendments
Sponsored By: Colin W. Jack (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Public Funds and AccountsEnvironmentDepartment of Environmental QualityWasteCivil Procedure
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6 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Solar owners face stricter disposal rules
Beginning July 1, 2028, Utah can require owners or operators to test a representative sample of solar panels. This applies when panels are damaged beyond salvage or repurposing, or are headed to a landfill. Hazardous results require disposal under state law and board rules; testing and disposal costs are not specified. Landfill disposal requires a registered site unless the person shows the landfill operator that the waste is not hazardous. Beginning July 1, 2028, the board must set testing, disposal, and site-registration rules consistent with federal requirements and Utah rulemaking law. Beginning May 6, 2026, violations of solar waste requirements, rules, or orders carry civil penalties up to $10,000 per day.
Small solar providers pay system fees
Qualifying small-scale solar entities with nameplate capacity below 20 megawatts pay fees for systems installed on or after January 1, 2026. The fee is $10 per system of 2 megawatts or less. Larger qualifying systems below 20 megawatts carry a $500 fee each. The division can collect the fee no more than once in 2026 and once in 2027. Revenue supports the Solar Panel Waste Restricted Account and recycling study.
Solar buyers get disposal cost warnings
Retailers offering residential solar agreements must warn customers about possible testing and disposal costs. The warning states that Utah may require hazardous-substance testing and lawful disposal at the customer's full cost. It also warns of civil penalties up to $10,000 per day for breaking disposal requirements. The disclosure itself does not require every customer to test or dispose of a system.
Utah funds solar waste management
The law creates the Solar Panel Waste Restricted Account in Utah's General Fund. Money can support recycling, safe disposal, hazardous-waste testing, enforcement administration, and the solar panel recycling study. Spending requires legislative appropriation; the law specifies no total funding amount. Sources include appropriations, fees, the recycling study assessment, penalties or fines, donations, and interest. Collected solar waste civil penalties must go into this account.
Renewable energy companies pay temporary assessments
Renewable energy parent entities controlling an eligible operating Utah facility pay annual assessments to the Tax Commission before March 1. Charges use combined qualifying Utah wind or solar capacity operating and controlled by the entity at the year's start. The energy project assessment runs January 1, 2026–December 31, 2027; the recycling study assessment runs January 1, 2027–December 31, 2028. Annual energy project/study charges are: 20–under 50 megawatts, $25,000/$2,500; 50–under 100, $50,000/$5,000; 100–under 200, $125,000/$12,500; 200–under 500, $175,000/$17,500; 500 or more, $200,000/$20,000. Study revenue goes to the Solar Panel Waste Restricted Account; energy project revenue goes to the species protection account.
Solar recyclers gain registration and duties
Beginning May 6, 2026, entities can apply to Utah to register a solar panel waste recycling facility. Applications must follow the director's process and include the applicant's name, business address, and a hazardous-waste handling plan. Board rules can require more information. Landfills and solar waste disposal and recycling facilities must keep records of waste treated, stored, or disposed of. They must provide relevant records to the state division when requested.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Colin W. Jack
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Scott D. Sandall
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 24 • No: 3
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/2/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 4 • No: 3
House vote • 2/25/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 63 • No: 2
House vote • 2/25/2026
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/19/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 8 • No: 0
House vote • 2/19/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/25/2026House/ to Governor
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/11/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/11/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/6/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/6/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ circled
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
3/3/2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
3/3/2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
3/2/2026Senate/ to standing committee
2/27/2026SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2/26/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
2/25/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
2/25/2026HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
2/25/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/11/2026
Amended 2/25/2026 15:02:403
2/25/2026
Substitute #2
2/19/2026
Substitute #1
2/11/2026
Introduced
1/22/2026