Legislation

Title: Real Property - New Residential Property - Information on Renewable Energy Alternatives
Sponsored by: Delegates Fraser-Hidalgo, Barve, Beidle, Carr, Kelly, Kramer, Lam, S. Robinson, and Waldstreicher
Status: In the House - Referred to interim study by Environment and Transportation
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring that, in a contract for the initial sale of a new home, the builder provide the purchaser with specified information about energy-saving alternatives for the home, including green roofing, solar photovoltaic panels or solar/thermal devices, rain gardens and bayscaping, home weatherization, and energy storage systems; requiring the information to cover specified topics; providing a certain penalty; and requiring that the builder facilitate the installation of any energy-saving alternative that the purchaser selects.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2016 Legislative Date 2/12/2016 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2016 Legislative Date 2/12/2016 Action Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2016 Legislative Date 3/14/2016 Action Referred to interim study by Environment and Transportation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/11/2016	2/12/2016	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/12/2016	2/12/2016	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/10/2016	3/14/2016	Referred to interim study by Environment and Transportation

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/15/2016	Text - First - Real Property - New Residential Property - Information on Renewable Energy Alternatives
3/11/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation

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