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HB164: Buildings, state-owned and occupied; use of compact fluorescent light bulbs, report.
Chief Patron
Del.
David Poisson (D-32)
David Poisson
(D-32)
Sterling, VA
Served: 2006–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
02/12/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Department of General Services; Division of Engineering; use of compact fluorescent light bulbs in state-owned and occupied buildings. Requires the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs in state-owned and occupied buildings by January 1, 2011. Under the bill, all state-owned and occupied buildings shall discontinue the use of incandescent light bulbs by December 31, 2010, and in the intervening period replace them with compact fluorescent bulbs. Savings derived from the replacement implementation plan shall be used by the Division to study the appropriate means for disposing of compact fluorescent bulbs that have reached the end of their useful life.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 02/12/2008.
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Comments
This is a great idea. I can't imagine why anyone would still be using incandescent bulbs
Why wait until 2011?
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