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GA HB320

GA HB320
Waste management; require recycling of solar panels


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Introduced
02/06/2025
In Committee
02/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT To amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to require the recycling of solar panels; to prohibit the discarding or disposing of solar panels by any manner other than by delivery to a legitimate recycling facility that accepts solar panels for recycling; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill requires the recycling of solar panels in Georgia, defining a "legitimate recycling facility" as one that accepts solar panels and can return a significant portion of their materials to commerce for beneficial use without harming public health, safety, or the environment, and defining a "solar panel" as any device that generates electricity from solar radiation. It prohibits owners or operators of "solar power facilities" (which have a specific meaning defined elsewhere in Georgia law related to energy generation) from disposing of solar panels in landfills or with other waste destined for landfills, mandating instead that they be delivered to a legitimate recycling facility. Violators face a civil penalty of up to $20 for each solar panel improperly discarded.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (6)

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (on 02/12/2026)

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