# Utah H.B. 340: Solar Power Amendments Utah H.B. 340, Solar Power Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Raymond P. Ward (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB340-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 340 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Solar Power Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Energy, Public Utilities, Renewable and Clean Energy - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 14 (146 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Smaller home solar systems can qualify: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, residential customer-generation systems no longer face a 1,200-watt minimum; the maximum remains 25 kilowatts. Portable solar devices remain excluded from this category. Systems must be on or next to the customer's property and connected to utility distribution lines, operati… - Utilities shielded from portable solar claims: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, electrical corporations are not liable for damage or injury caused by portable solar devices. People harmed by these devices therefore have fewer ways to recover losses from those utilities. - Plug-in solar skips fees, not safety: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, qualifying portable solar devices skip specified utility connection rules and agreements, but receive no net-metering credits. Devices must produce no more than 1,200 watts, plug into a standard 120-volt AC outlet, and mainly offset customer electricity use. They must meet th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Harper (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-04: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-04: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-02-28: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-13: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-05: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-05: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-04: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-04: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-03: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-30: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-28: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0340.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0340S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0340.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0340.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0340S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0340.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-HB340-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).