Green Buildings Act; created, report. (SB1273)
Introduced By
Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Department of General Services; Green Buildings Act. Requires all major facility projects of state agencies to be constructed to meet United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) certification standards, unless granted an exemption by the Director of the Department of General Services. Such projects will not be required to obtain official LEED certification. Application of the requirement will be phased in over the next three years based on the square footage of the project. The provisions of the bill do not apply to construction projects of public school districts. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 071538844 |
01/10/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
01/19/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1273) |
01/24/2007 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/06/2007 | Left in Finance |
02/06/2007 | Letter sent to Virginia Housing Commission |