Bills

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: 2026-02-19

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

By 7/1/2027, requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to establish a self‑certification process for 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.  (HD2)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Water & Land2MIN
Feb 17, 2026

House Standing Committee on Water & Land

House Standing Committee on Water & Land1MIN
Feb 17, 2026

House Standing Committee on Water & Land

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection4MIN
Feb 5, 2026

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection36SEC
Feb 5, 2026

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

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