SB250
Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 7-N 1-A)
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices; local regulation; Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Permits any electric utility customer to own and operate a small portable solar generation device, defined in the bill as a nationally certified, plug-in solar photovoltaic device with a maximum power output of no more than 1,200 watts that is not designed to be interconnected with the electric grid and ... (More) is intended primarily to offset part of the customer's electricity consumption. The bill prohibits an investor-owned utility, municipal utility, or electric cooperative from imposing interconnection requirements, charging any fee related to the device, or requiring that the customer obtain the utility's approval before installing or using the device. Under the bill, no electric utility or electric cooperative shall be liable for damage or injury caused by a small portable solar generation device. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104605D
- 01/12/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/19/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB250)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 1-N 2-A)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107516D-S1
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB250)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 26107821D-S2 (Surovell)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Senator Surovell Substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 7-N 1-A)
