AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE
Summary
Establish a moratorium on changes to the state energy conservation code from the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code until January 1, 2030, unless approved by the legislature and made effective by the governor.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Last action May 2, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
68–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 75
Apr 8, 2025
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 2, 2025
Committee
05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Commerce
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
04/08/2025 House read and passed
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
03/12/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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