SB963
Energy manager; responsibilities.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Commonwealth Efficient and Resilient Buildings Board; establishes.
Establishes the Commonwealth Efficient and Resilient Buildings Board to advise the Governor, the Virginia Public Building Authority, and all state agencies, departments, authorities, institutions of higher learning, and political subdivisions on accelerating improvements to state buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve resiliency. The Board shall be composed of ... (More) 14 members, including six nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The Directors of the Departments of General Services, Mines, Minerals and Energy, and Planning and Budget, or their designees; the Secretaries of Education, Finance, and Natural Resources, or their designees; the Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection; and the Chairman of the Virginia Public Building Authority shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. The bill also requires the head of each state agency to designate a qualified senior employee, known as an energy manager, who shall be responsible for implementing improvements to state buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency and climate change resiliency. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2020 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20104286D
- 01/14/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/22/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB963)
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (12-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB963E
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 20104286D-E
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/14/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/14/2020 - House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB963E)
- 02/18/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/20/2020 - House: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/25/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/28/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/28/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20109152D-H1
- 02/28/2020 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB963H1)
- 03/03/2020 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2020 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109152D-H1
- 03/04/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB963H1
- 03/04/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (57-Y 41-N)
- 03/04/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 41-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Title replaced 20109152D-H1
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB963ER)
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB963ER)
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- 03/17/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 961 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0961)
