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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 320: Waste management; require recycling of solar panels

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 320 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Waste management; require recycling of solar panels. Primary sponsor: Trey Kelley (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Don Parsons (Republican), Beth Camp (Republican), Chas Cannon (Republican), Gabe Okoye (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2026): Senate Tabled.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled 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 collection or recovered materials processing facility or other recycling center 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Trey KelleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Robert DickeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse134
Don ParsonsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Beth CampPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse135
Chas CannonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse172
Gabe OkoyePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse102

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Senate Tabled
  2. Senate Taken from Table
  3. Senate Tabled
  4. Senate Read Second Time
  5. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  6. Senate Read and Referred
  7. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  8. House Third Readers
  9. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  11. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  12. House Second Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source