Is Texas SB 2659 in force?

No. Its status is did not pass.

Which products does Texas SB 2659 affect?

Texas SB 2659 affects Commercial and utility energy storage systems and Solar PV.

SB 2659

PartialRead in the state’s own source. It stays partial until the passage is on file word for word.

What does Texas SB 2659 do? Proposes requiring recycling facilities that accept wind, solar, and battery storage components to file annual inventories, timelines, and engineer cost estimates with the state. They would post financial assurance of 125 percent of estimated recycling cost, with penalties capped at $500 a day.

Facts

Kind: Bill
Status: Did not pass
Stage: Did not pass
Topics: Recycling and end of life
Products: Commercial and utility energy storage systems Solar PV
Source: Texas Legislature Online (opens in a new tab)
Citation: SB 2659, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025); proposed Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 376

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