Farm Bureau Supports Senate Bill 1183
Published Friday, April 17, 2026
On April 22, the Senate Environmental Quality Committee will hear Senate Bill 1183 by state Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced. The bill would require the California Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the physical health, economic and social impacts of large-scale solar development across agricultural landscapes in the Central Valley.
As industrial-scale solar generation, storage and transmission projects continue to expand throughout the region, SB 1183 would be the first measure to require the state to evaluate the cumulative impacts of this development. The study would assess potential effects on rural communities and agricultural economies and could inform future efforts to mitigate unintended consequences associated with large-scale land use changes. California Farm Bureau supports SB 1183 and will provide testimony at the April 22 committee hearing.
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Staff contact: Peter Ansel, pansel@cfbf.com.
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