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HB 25-1006

School District Solar Garden Lease Term

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jennifer Bacon and 40 co-sponsors

Summary — HB 25-1006: "School District Solar Garden Lease Term"Status: Governor Signed (May 30, 2025) Introduced: January 8, 2025 Classification: BillNote: The full bill text was

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Bill Summary · HB 25-1006

Summary — HB 25-1006: "School District Solar Garden Lease Term"

Status: Governor Signed (May 30, 2025)
Introduced: January 8, 2025
Classification: Bill

Note: The full bill text was not provided. This summary is based on the bill title, metadata, and the legislative history available. Where the text is not available, I identify likely subject matter and potential impacts rather than describing concrete statutory language.

Purpose / Intent (based on title)

HB 25-1006, titled "School District Solar Garden Lease Term," addresses the allowable or required lease term(s) when a school district enters into a lease or lease-like agreement related to a solar garden (community or utility-scale solar installations used, in part, by the district). The bill likely clarifies, limits, or extends the maximum or minimum term for such leases, or establishes procedural requirements for entering long-term solar leases.

Key points (inferred)

Because the bill text is not included, the specific provisions are unknown. Common types of changes consistent with the title include:
- Setting a maximum or minimum number of years for school district leases of solar garden facilities (for example, capping terms at 20, 25, 30 years).
- Allowing school districts to enter into longer-term leases than previously permitted to match the useful life of solar assets or financing requirements.
- Requiring local board approval, public notice, competitive bidding, or disclosure of financial terms for solar lease agreements.
- Establishing conditions to protect school district fiscal interests (e.g., termination rights, maintenance obligations, liability, revenue sharing).
- Addressing how lease revenue or energy credits are recorded in district budgets.

Until the bill text is reviewed, these remain possible provisions consistent with the title.

Who would be affected

  • Primary: Local public school districts and their governing boards (contracting authority and budget impacts).
  • Secondary: Solar developers, utilities, community solar program participants, taxpayers, and students (indirectly through district finances and sustainability initiatives).
  • Potentially affects district legal/financial officers, procurement processes, and long-term planning for district energy use.

Legislative history and timeline

  • Introduced in House (Assigned to Education): 2025-01-08
  • Passed House (Third Reading): 2025-02-04
  • Referred/considered in Senate Education committee and on Senate floor with amendments in March–April 2025
  • Conference committee considered and adopted report in April–May 2025
  • Sent to Governor: 2025-05-15
  • Governor Signed: 2025-05-30

Multiple primary sponsors and many cosponsors across both chambers (see list below). The bill completed the legislative process and was signed by the governor on May 30, 2025. The effective date of the law was not provided in the available metadata.

Sponsors (primary and selected cosponsors)

Primary sponsors: Anthony Hartsook; Meghan Lukens; Jeff Bridges; Chris Kolker
Selected cosponsors include: C. Kipp; M. Lindsay; J. Marchman; A. Boesenecker; D. Michaelson Jenet; A. Valdez; T. Exum; J. Bacon; S. Bird; and many others (full list in bill metadata).

Notes & next steps

  • To determine the exact legal effect (e.g., the number of years changed, any procedural requirements, effective date), consult the enacted bill text or the official statute update where this bill’s language is codified.
  • Stakeholders (school district administrators, solar developers, county legal counsel) should review the enacted language to identify contract compliance, procurement changes, or financial reporting implications.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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