2SHB 1391: Concerning energy in buildings.

What this bill does

Directs Commerce to contract with one or more administrators to establish a Statewide Building Energy Upgrade Navigator Program (Navigator Program) by March 1, 2024. Requires the administrator(s) of the Navigator Program to provide outreach and deliver energy services to residences, commercial buildings under 20,000 square feet, and multifamily buildings, and to develop community workforce agreements. Requires Commerce, by December 2023, to convene a technical advisory group to provide ongoing guidance to the Navigator Program, and to report to the Legislature.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2023
  56 yea · 41 nay · 1 not voting
• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 8, 2024
  58 yea · 39 nay · 1 not voting

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