Virginia Senate Bill 832 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-22 - House: Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

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.

Green Public Buildings Act; definitions, building standards.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2011-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (Y: 34 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-22		House: Left in General Laws
2011-02-07		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2011-02-07		House: Read first time
2011-02-07		House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-02		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
2011-02-01		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB832S1
2011-02-01		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104162D-S1
2011-02-01		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2011-02-01		Senate: Read second time
2011-01-31		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2011-01-28		Senate: Passed by for the day
2011-01-26		Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104162D-S1
2011-01-26		Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2011-01-07		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2011-01-07		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100452D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	1182	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1183	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+SB832
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB832+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB832S1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S12V0066+SB0832
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0142SB0832+SB0832
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0177SB0832+SB0832