MA S2011

Bill

Establishing building energy performance standards

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/01/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish building energy performance standards. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill establishes building energy performance standards in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1) Owners of buildings over 15,000 square feet must annually report their building's energy use and other characteristics to the Department of Energy Resources (DOER). The DOER will make this information publicly available. 2) By 2021 and every 5 years thereafter, the DOER will set energy performance standards for different property types, aiming to help the state achieve its climate and energy goals. 3) Building owners will have 5 years to meet the standards, with multiple compliance pathways available, including reducing energy use or emissions by at least 20%. The DOER can grant exemptions for certain circumstances. 4) The DOER will coordinate with utilities to establish incentive programs to help building owners comply. Owners who fail to comply after the 5-year period will face penalties of at least $10,000 or twice the estimated compliance costs.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (8)

Jennifer Benson (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jason Lewis (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S1925 (on 01/23/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2011

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2011
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2011.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1789	Requiring automatic external defibrillators in Norfolk County public buildings	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H1870	Relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H2028	Relative to fire protection	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2086	Relative to fire protection systems for buildings and structures	Accompanied a study order, see H5117	Similar To
H2478	Relative to establishing a special commission to study the efficacy of funding the construction of public safety buildings through the sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2891	To establish a home heating commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H3889	Enabling a local option for a tax on vacant units in large residential buildings	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
S1244	Prohibiting smoking near public housing buildings	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1792	Relative to exemptions from taxation of structures and buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1925	To encourage the deployment of heat pumps	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted, as amended	Replaced by

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