Property; setback requirements for utility scale solar energy and industrial battery storage facilities; emergency.

Page header and title page formatting were updated to reflect Floor version status, including changes to page numbering and committee report information.

Minor reorganization of text spacing and line breaks in the header section without altering any legislative content.

Changed 'utility scale solar energy and associated battery storage facilities' to 'solar energy and industrial battery storage facilities' to potentially include smaller projects.

Modified the trigger for when the act applies to projects in development from requiring an 'interconnection agreement' to requiring a 'power purchase agreement'.

Removed the original bill text and replaced it entirely with a committee substitute version.

Changed the bill title and scope from residential solar energy panels to utility-scale solar energy and associated battery storage facilities.

Added a threshold requiring facilities to be 10 megawatts or larger to be subject to setback requirements.

Added applicability to projects in development that do not have an interconnection agreement in place by the effective date.

Reduced setback distance from 100 feet to 50 feet for outer boundaries of facility property.

Added a new requirement prohibiting facilities within a half mile of public schools or hospitals.

Removed specific effective date of November 1, 2025 and replaced with emergency clause stating the act takes effect upon passage and approval.

Added a 10 megawatt threshold requirement, limiting the bill's application to larger solar energy and industrial battery storage facilities only.

Updated bill title from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' and changed the sponsor designation to include both House and Senate sponsors.

Added language specifying that the act applies to projects in development without a power purchase agreement on or after the effective date of the act.

Updated the bill section number from 60-1-12481 to 60-1-3217 in the codification section.

Bill title changed from 'Proposed Oversight Committee Substitute' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute', reflecting the committee's role shift.

Bill tracking number updated from Req. No. 13018 to Req. No. 12481.

Date changed from 3/3/2025 to 2/10/2025, indicating an earlier version of the document.

Author attribution changed from 'Dobrinski of the House and Murdock of the Senate' to just 'Dobrinski'.