MA S2202

Bill

MA S2202

Relative to building energy and decarbonization

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
08/08/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to building energy and decarbonization. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote building energy efficiency, decarbonization, and climate change mitigation in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: - Establishing an advisory body to guide the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center's clean energy equity workforce and market development program, and setting targets for increasing participation from underserved populations. - Expanding the types of projects eligible for the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program, such as district heating/cooling systems, microgrids, and energy storage. - Requiring energy efficiency plans submitted by utilities to demonstrate alignment with the state's greenhouse gas emissions limits and sublimits. - Creating a new Division of Building Energy and Emissions Reductions within the Department of Energy Resources to oversee building decarbonization activities. - Establishing building energy performance standards and emissions limits for covered buildings, with alternative compliance options and funding mechanisms. - Expanding the Green Communities program to include a "Green Plus" designation for municipalities that take additional steps to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. - Directing the Department of Energy Resources to study and make recommendations on innovative building technologies and practices, such as mass timber construction and embodied carbon reduction. The overall goal of the bill is to accelerate building energy efficiency and decarbonization efforts in Massachusetts to help the state achieve its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (6)

Jason Lewis (D)*, Jo Comerford (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 08/08/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2202

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2202
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2202.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1314	Relative to the Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H2013	Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H3350	Relative to building energy and decarbonization	No further action taken	Similar To
H4059	Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
H5047	To extend live horse racing and simulcasting in the Commonwealth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
H90	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth	For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702	Similar To
S1582	To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2232	Relative to better buildings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2535	To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting	Accompanied a new draft, see S3094	Similar To
S3078	Relative to sustainability and resiliency in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston	New draft (Collins) substituted, see S3088	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	Similar To
S505	Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S527	Improving municipal water infrastructure	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S532	Relative to the Douglas State Forest Maintenance Trust Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

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