AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BUILDING DECARBONIZATION ACT OF 2024
This bill creates a program in Rhode Island to track energy use and set performance standards for large commercial and residential buildings with at least 25,000 square feet. It requires these buildings to be benchmarked for energy efficiency and mandates that new construction be designed to support electric systems. The Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council will oversee the program, which includes providing an online tool for owners to improve efficiency and collecting anonymized data to monitor progress toward net-zero emissions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 5, 2024
Last action Jun 12, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Jun 12, 2024
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
06/12/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Jun 6, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 1, 2024
Committee
05/01/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 5, 2024
Introduced
04/05/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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