HB 1373 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Commercial solar facilities; creating the Commercial Solar Facility Decommissioning Act; defining terms; effective date.

HB 1373, known as the Commercial Solar Facility Decommissioning Act, establishes new requirements for the removal and cleanup of commercial solar power facilities in Oklahoma. It mandates that companies operating these facilities are responsible for decommissioning, including clearing solar devices, transformers, and cables to a depth of at least three feet, and filling any holes created. Landowners can also request the removal of roads and restoration of the land to a tillable state, including reseeding. The bill requires operating companies to provide financial assurance, such as a bond or letter of credit, to cover the costs of these decommissioning activities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised to reflect Senate floor amendments, primarily updating formatting, version headers, and adding a Senate co-sponsor. The core policy provisions regarding solar facility decommissioning requirements remain substantively unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the text layout and numbering.
TECHNICAL

Updated document headers from House Floor Version to Senate Floor Version and added Senate co-sponsor Crosswhite Hader

Adjusted line breaks and indentation throughout the bill text for Senate formatting standards

Changed 'provision' to 'provisions' in Section 11 for grammatical consistency

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/03/2025
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 94 Nays: 0
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Energy
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors