SB 245

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 05, 2024
  • Passed House Mar 01, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 08, 2024

Energy, Department of; building standards for certain local buildings.

Abstract

Department of Energy; building standards for certain local buildings. Requires the Department of Energy, upon request, to provide technical assistance to localities, subject to available budgetary resources, as localities implement mandates related to onsite renewable energy generation, energy storage, and resilience standards for construction or renovation of certain public buildings. The bill also makes several technical and clarifying changes to the existing statute, in part by defining or redefining existing terms found in the statute. This bill is identical to HB 151.

Department of Energy; building standards for certain local buildings. Requires the Department of Energy, upon request, to provide technical assistance to localities, subject to available budgetary resources, as localities implement mandates related to onsite renewable energy generation, energy storage, and resilience standards for construction or renovation of certain public buildings. The bill also makes several technical and clarifying changes to the existing statute, in part by defining or redefining existing terms found in the statute.

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 Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 08, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0706)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 706 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Mar 09, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 08, 2024

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB245ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB245ER)

Senate

Enrolled

Mar 05, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB245H1)

Senate

House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)

Senate

Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Title replaced 24108109D-H1

Senate

House substitute agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N)

Mar 04, 2024

Senate

Passed by for the day

Mar 01, 2024

House

Read third time

House

VOTE: Passage (52-Y 45-N)

House

Passed House with substitute (52-Y 45-N)

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB245H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 24108109D-H1

Feb 29, 2024

House

Read second time

Feb 27, 2024

House

Committee substitute printed 24108109D-H1

House

Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

Feb 22, 2024

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)

Feb 21, 2024

House

Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

Feb 20, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

House

Referred from Labor and Commerce

Feb 13, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 05, 2024

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

Feb 02, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB245E)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 01, 2024

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Printed as engrossed 24104845D-E

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB245E

Senate

Finance and Appropriation Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

General Laws and Technology Committee amendments agreed to

Senate

Reading of amendments waived

Jan 31, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Jan 30, 2024

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N)

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 17, 2024

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (13-Y 0-N 2-A)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Jan 09, 2024

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104845D

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104845D PDF HTML
Printed as engrossed 24104845D-E PDF HTML
Committee substitute printed 24108109D-H1 PDF HTML
SB245ER PDF HTML
CHAP0706 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB245FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB245FH1122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB245FE122.PDF PDF
Amendment: SB245AS HTML

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