Energy, Department of; building standards for certain local buildings.
Summary
Department of Energy; building standards forcertain local buildings. Requires the Department of Energy to provide technical assistance to localities, subject to availablebudgetary resources, as localities implement mandates related toenergy and resilience standards for construction or renovation ofcertain public buildings. The bill also requires the Department toconduct an annual survey of localities to obtain information on relatedactivities and to identify the needs of localities with respect totechnical assistance and training. The bill also makes several technicaland clarifying changes to the existing statute, in part by definingor redefining existing terms found in the statute.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 687 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB151ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Helmer agreed to
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Laufer
DDemocratic
Co
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Gardner
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
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