Relating to energy conservation in public buildings; and prescribing an effective date.
Summary
Includes battery storage in definition of "green energy technology." Defines "total contract price." Permits contracting agency, as alternative to including green energy technology in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building, to make expenditure to improve energy use efficiency in public building. Adds requirement to show results of analysis of total solar resource fraction that applies to site on which contracting agency intends to construct green energy technology that uses solar energy for space or water heating or to generate electricity. Permits contracting agency to use green energy for space or water heating or to generate electricity if total solar resource fraction exceeds 75 percent. Permits contracting agency to enter into agreement with another contracting agency to pool resources or share costs related to including green energy technology or woody biomass energy technology or making expenditure to improve building energy use efficiency in construction, reconstruction or major renovation ] consolidate in one public building, or in one location away from site of public building, all or substantial proportion of green energy technology that contracting agency would otherwise include as part of construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building if total amount that contracting agency expends on green energy technology is aggregate of all amounts contracting agency must expend on each public building that is part of same project and if project, taken as whole, otherwise meets requirements of Act . Becomes operative on January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019
Signed May 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2019 · House Apr 22, 2019
How they voted
22–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
May 20, 2019
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican10
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 24, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed.
upper
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business and General Government.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Williams. Passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to Energy and Environment.
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
PH
Paul Holvey
DDemocratic
Co
AW
Anna Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
Co
KP
Karin Power
DDemocratic
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