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2011 SESSION
SB 832 Green Public Buildings Act; definitions, building standards.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Green Public Buildings Act. Requires executive branch agencies and institutions entering the design phase for construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or renovating such a building where the cost of renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, conform to Virginia Energy Conservation and Environmental Standards developed by the Department of General Services considering the U.S. Green Building Council (LEED) green building rating standard, the Green Building Initiative "Green Globes" building standard, and other appropriate requirements. Exemptions from the requirement may be granted by the Director of the Department of General Services upon a finding of special circumstances that make construction or renovation to the standards impracticable.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100452D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104162D-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/07/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100452D
- 01/07/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/26/11 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104162D-S1
- 01/28/11 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/11 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104162D-S1
- 02/01/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB832S1
- 02/02/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/22/11 House: Left in General Laws