HB 1249 Summary

• Requires disclosure of typical monthly operating costs to potential buyers of all new homes using standards established by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

• Directs the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to convene a working group comprising the Public Utilities Commission, concerned citizens, and representatives of affected businesses and energy-related industries.

• Working group shall develop strategies and recommendations for building and energy codes to ensure new single-family residential construction maximizes cost-effective energy-efficiency opportunities.

• Working group must submit progress report to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2018 regular legislative session and present recommendations to the State Building Code Council by January 31, 2018.

• Working group terminates on June 30, 2018, and the Act takes effect on July 1, 2030.