Regarding the costs of compliance with the state energy performance standard.

Removed 'local public agencies' from the list of entities subject to the cost review, limiting the audit to state agencies only.

Added a requirement for the committee to base its work on the November 2024 clean buildings work group report.

Added specific mandates to calculate the cost-effectiveness timeline for capital investments and estimate costs that would have been incurred without the energy standard.

Added a requirement to quantify energy savings, such as average efficiency gains or cost savings, from expenditures.

Added a new requirement to estimate the number of jobs created by the expenditures.

Removed the requirement to submit an interim report by December 2027.

Removed the requirement to identify specific non-compliance elements like energy management planning or benchmarking.

Changed the final report deadline from December 2030 to June 2027.

Shortened the bill's expiration date from January 2032 to January 2029.

The initial reading date was updated from February 21 to February 28, 2025, to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

The committee assignment changed from Environment & Energy to Appropriations, indicating a shift in the bill's primary focus toward budgetary oversight.

A new section was added stating that the act becomes null and void if specific funding is not provided by June 30, 2025, in the omnibus appropriations act.

The description of the bill's purpose was updated to explicitly state that it creates a new section, in addition to adding one to the existing chapter.