Enacts the "low-carbon building construction act"
Summary
Enacts the "low-carbon building construction act"; relates to requiring construction of any building, addition or renovation greater than 25,000 square feet meet certain standards intended to reduce the embodied carbon emissions associated with the construction.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 15, 2025
Last action May 7, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to rename the legislation the 'low-carbon building construction act' and to recommit it to the committee for further review. The text of the act itself was significantly rewritten to clarify that buildings must meet specific embodied carbon reduction standards, update the compliance timeline to 2030-2032, and refine the rules for calculating material reuse and industry averages.
Scope change
The bill remains applicable to new construction, additions, and renovations of 25,000 square feet or larger, but the specific compliance standards and calculation methods were redefined.
TIMELINE
The deadline for the Department to adopt rules was changed from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2030, with compliance required for projects started between 2030 and 2032.
REQUIREMENT
The text was rewritten to clarify three compliance options: reusing at least 45% of an existing structure, demonstrating a reduction compared to industry averages, or using a whole building life-cycle assessment against a reference building.
DEFINITION
A new short title section was added to formally name the act the 'low-carbon building construction act'.
ENFORCEMENT
The requirement for the Department to amend the code was changed to a mandate that the code itself shall require compliance with these new standards.
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Amendments
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May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7998A
upper
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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