Committees · 2026 Regular Session
Energy and Environment
Members
In the 2026 Regular Session. Each name leads to the member's page.
Janeen SollmanChair
Democrat · 15th District
David Brock SmithVice-chair
Republican · 1st District
Democrat · 3rd District
Democrat · 23rd District
Republican · 2nd District
Bills, so far
Bills sent to the committee in the 2026 Regular Session so far.
Bills sent12
7% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out83%
10 of 12; 2 stopped in committee
Time in committee8 days
most between 8 and 16 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session on day 278 of its term, or its last day if its term was shorter. The 2026 is so far.
2026 · so far12 bills
reported 83% · typically 8 days, most 8–16 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202588 bills
reported 42% · typically 44 days, most 36–66 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20248 bills
reported 63% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
202372 bills
reported 49% · typically 62 days, most 42–80 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20227 bills
reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
202167 bills
reported 52% · typically 44 days, most 35–65 · 0 amendments · 5 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2026 Regular Session, newest first.
12 bills
House Bill 4076 · Requires the Energy Facility Siting Council to find that reasons justify why the state policy in applicable statewide planning goals should not apply to a proposed energy facility if the council finds that the proposed energy facility will deliver electricity to the electric grid using an existing energy facility's surplus interconnection and does not require associated transmission lines more than two miles from the existing energy facility.
Sent February 20, 2026 · Reported out after 7 days, 4–0 · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4060 · Exempts sales to purchasers with facilities totaling more than one million square feet from a prohibition on sales of certain fluorescent lamps until January 1, 2030.
Sent February 19, 2026 · Reported out after 8 days, 4–0 · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4077 · Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the Public Utility Commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with a self-insurance or captive insurance program.
Sent February 19, 2026 · Reported out after 8 days, 4–0 · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4029 · Requires a solar energy contractor or person that installs a solar energy system to have a license appropriate for the scope of work the solar energy contractor or person will perform.
Sent February 16, 2026 · Reported out after 8 days, 4–1 · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4031 · Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and is placed in service on or before December 31, 2030, or a date allowed by exception and a local land use application for the facility is submitted on or before December 31, 2028.
Sent February 16, 2026 · Reported out after 8 days, 5–0 · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4025 · Allows an increase in the residential rates of a public utility to take effect from November 1 to March 31 for public utilities other than public utilities that provide electricity or natural gas services.
Sent February 11, 2026 · Reported out after 13 days, 5–0 · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4102 · Modifies the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality to enter into agreements with regulated entities to expedite or enhance a regulatory process.
Sent February 11, 2026 · Reported out after 16 days, 3–1 · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1525 · Establishes the Blue Economy Task Force.
Sent February 2, 2026 · Reported out after 16 days, 5–0 · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1526 · Requires the State Department of Energy to apply for grant moneys from the State Agency Program Fund to cover the costs and expenses of carrying out pre-startup activities and forming a nonprofit entity.
Sent February 2, 2026 · Reported out after 9 days, 4–1
Senate Bill 1582 · Requires each electric company to develop a distributed power plant program for the procurement of grid services to be provided by distributed energy resources.
Sent February 2, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
Senate Bill 1588 · Requires each electric company to develop an inclusive utility investment program to provide financing for customers' energy efficiency upgrades or renewable energy projects.
Sent February 2, 2026 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
Senate Bill 1597 · Requires an electric utility to disclose to its customers the costs of storing nuclear waste produced by an energy facility in generating electricity.
Sent February 2, 2026 · Reported out after 16 days, 3–2 · then passed the Senate