# Utah H.B. 323: Solar Panel Disposal Amendments Utah H.B. 323, Solar Panel Disposal Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Colin W. Jack (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB323-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 323 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Solar Panel Disposal Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Colin W. Jack (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Public Funds and Accounts, Environment, Department of Environmental Quality, Waste, Civil Procedure - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (107 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Solar buyers get disposal cost warnings: benefit, low. 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 di… - Utah funds solar waste management: benefit, low. 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 amou… - Solar owners face stricter disposal rules: cost, medium. 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 cos… - Small solar providers pay system fees: cost, medium. 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… - Renewable energy companies pay temporary assessments: cost, low. 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 Ja… - Solar recyclers gain registration and duties: mixed, low. 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 sola… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Colin W. Jack (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott D. Sandall (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 24 | 3 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 63 | 2 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-19: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-19: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-18: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-18: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-01-23: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-22: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0323.pdf) - Amended 2/25/2026 15:02:403, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0323S02_2026-02-25_15-26-45.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0323S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0323S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0323.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0323.pdf) - [Amended 2/25/2026 15:02:403 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0323S02_2026-02-25_15-26-45.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0323S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0323S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0323.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB323-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).