HB 1984: SOLAR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE SYSTEMS; BUILDING PERMITS; SELF-CERTIFICATION PROCESS; NO-RISE CERTIFICATION; REGULATORY FLOODWAYS
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-24
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-24: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
By
7/1/2027, requires government entities in the State that issue building permits
to establish a self‑certification
process for certain behind‑the‑meter, customer‑sited solar
distributed energy resource systems that deems permit applications approved and
allows applicants to proceed to build solar distributed energy resource systems
immediately. Requires government
entities in the State that issue building permits to develop guidance for
determining specific conditions when a Federal Emergency Management Agency-mandated
No-Rise Certification is not required for a solar distributed energy resource
system located in a regulatory floodway.
Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing
7MINSenate Standing Committee on Government Operations
7MINSenate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
15MINHouse Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce
1MINHouse Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce
2MINHouse Standing Committee on Water & Land
1MINHouse Standing Committee on Water & Land
4MINHouse Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection
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