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SB 25-141

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Municipal Government Exemption from Energy Code Requirements

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 25-141 exempts small towns with fewer than 2,500 residents from having to follow energy codes for residential buildings. This means that these smaller municipalities won't be required to enforce new rules about energy efficiency in homes after July 1, 2023. The bill has been signed into law, so it is now official and will affect how these towns manage building regulations.

Official 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.)

Details

Chamber
Senate
First action
2025-03-25
Latest action
2025-02-05
Last action desc.
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
OpenStates
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Sponsors

Related Legislation

This bill affects (10)

relates
SB 24-092(2024A)· signed
Cost Effective Energy Codes
relates
HB 22-1362(2022A)· signed
Building Greenhouse Gas Emissions
relates
HB 23-1085(2023A)· signed
Rural County and Municipality Energy Efficient Building Codes
relates
SB 23-016(2023A)· signed
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measures
relates
HB 23-1233(2023A)· signed
Electric Vehicle Charging And Parking Requirements
relates
SB 22-118(2022A)· signed
Encourage Geothermal Energy Use
relates
HB 24-1239(2024A)· signed
Single-Exit Stairway Multifamily Structure
relates
SB 25-156(2025A)· signed
Reducing Costs of State Regulation
relates
HB 25-1030(2025A)· signed
Accessibility Standards in Building Codes
relates
SB 17-179(2017A)· signed
Fee Limits For Solar Energy Device Installations

Affected by (4)

amends
SB 25-131(2025A)· signed
Reducing the Cost of Housing
amends
HB 25-1306(2025A)· signed
Alphabetizing Plumbing Profession Definitions
relates
HB 25-1273(2025A)· signed
Residential Building Stair Modernization
relates
HB 25-1269(2025A)· signed
Building Decarbonization Measures

Votes

BILL
2025-03-06 · Senate · passYes: 19 · No: 13 · Other: