HOUSE BILL 630

Sponsored By:

Delegates Beidle and Vitale

Entitled:

Building Standards - High-Performance Homes

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to encourage the construction of new residential structures as high- performance homes; and defining the term "high-performance home".

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Environmental Matters

Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.

3/14

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/15

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/17

Third Reading Passed (135-5)

4/1

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/18

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/21

Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

4/4

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/31

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/1

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

4/12

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 135

Sponsored by:

Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32

Delegate Cathy Vitale, District 33A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation

Construction

Energy Matters -see also- Alt Energy Res; Fuel; Power Plants

Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut

Housing and Community Development, Department of

Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes

Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statute:

Public Safety

( 12-509 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

House

Number: 790710/01     Offered on: March 15, 2011   at: 10:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

House

Environmental Matters

Senate

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 17, 2011: Third Reading Passed (135-5)

Senate

April 1, 2011: Third Reading Passed (46-0)