Municipal Government Exemption from Energy Code Requirements
Summary
Under current law, every governing body of a municipality that has adopted and enforced a building code after July 1, 2023, is required to adopt and begin enforcing an energy code for residential buildings. The bill creates an exemption for municipalities with a population of less than 2,500 residents from having to adopt and enforce an energy code for residential buildings.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Mar 25, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed (03/05/2025)
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Reengrossed (03/06/2025)
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2 edits
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Mar 6, 2025
MINOR
The bill was reengrossed to include additional sponsors and updated the bill summary to indicate it is now in 3rd Reading Unamended status. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.
TECHNICAL
Additional names were added to the Senate sponsorship list (Baisley, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Daugherty, Frizell, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Lundeen, Mullica, Pelton B., Rich, Roberts, Simpson).
The bill summary was updated to reflect that this version includes all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction and is now in 3rd Reading Unamended status as of March 6, 2025.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Postpone Indefinitely
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
upper
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rod Pelton
RRepublican
P
Ty Winter
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Kirkmeyer
RRepublican
Co
Byron Pelton
RRepublican
Co
Cleave Simpson
RRepublican
Co
Dylan Roberts
DDemocratic
Co
Janice Rich
RRepublican
Co
John Carson
RRepublican
Co
Kyle Mullica
DDemocratic
Co
Larry Liston
RRepublican
Co
Lindsey Daugherty
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Frizell
RRepublican
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