VA HB1456 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Solar-ready roofs for certain government buildings; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools. Requires any executive branch agency or institution and any locality entering the design phase for the construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or the renovation of a building where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, to ensure that such building includes a solar-ready, cool, or energy-efficient roof, defined in the bill. The bill also requires new public school buildings and facilities and improvements and renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building to, after notice is given to the governing body, be designed and constructed to meet net-zero energy consumption standards. The provisions of this bill only apply to projects entering the design phase on or after January 1, 2025.

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Title

Solar-ready roofs for certain gov't bldgs.; net-zero energy consumption bldg. design for schools.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-09 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 3-N) (Y: 16 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Appropriations
2024-02-09HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
2024-02-07HouseAssigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
2024-02-06HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-06HouseCommittee substitute printed 24106795D-H1
2024-02-06HouseReported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 3-N)
2024-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-26HouseAssigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2024-01-18HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2024-01-18HousePresented and ordered printed 24104682D

Same As/Similar To

SB79 (Similar To) 2024-02-26 - Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521804.1(n/a)See Bill Text
221183(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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