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SB 588: SOLAR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE SYSTEMS; PERMITTING SELF‑CERTIFICATION; FEMA FLOOD ZONE NO-RISE/NO IMPACT DECLARATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2025-02-27

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Authorizes certain government entities to establish a self-certification process for behind-the-meter, customer-sited solar distributed energy resource systems and exempt the systems from the Federal Emergency Management Agency No-Rise/No-Impact declaration requirements under certain circumstances.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection3MIN
Mar 11, 2025

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations7MIN
Jan 30, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Government Operations

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs7MIN
Jan 30, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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