HB 193: Utilities

GENERAL BILL by Boyles; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stark

Utilities; Authorizes counties to adopt ordinance for decommissioning of certain solar facilities; provides for rebuttal of certain presumptions; requires DEP to develop, revise, & update best management practices for construction of solar facilities; requires solar facility operators to implement specified BMPs; revises factors that PSC must consider in reviewing such plans; requires PSC to submit proposed rule for adoption by specified date.

Current Bill Version Posted: 10/16/2025 10:42 AM

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 200 by Bradley Utilities Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced	Identical
  H 1417 (er) by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Department of Environmental Protection Last Action: 3/12/2026 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Compare
  S 1510 (c3) by Massullo Department of Environmental Protection Last Action: 3/9/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 1417	Compare

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  163.3205	Solar facility approval process.	Page 2 (pdf)
  366.96	Storm protection plan cost recovery.	Page 6 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/16/2025	H	• Filed
  10/21/2025	H	• Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)