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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4090 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4052
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tommy Vitolo
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act sparking the construction of 21st century buildings.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tommy Vitolo15th Norfolk1/17/2025Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable2/24/2025Marjorie C. Decker25th Middlesex2/24/2025Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex3/12/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4090 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4052
By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4052) of
Tommy Vitolo and others relative to a specialized stretch energy code. Telecommunications,
Utilities and Energy.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act sparking the construction of 21st century buildings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as amended by section 19 of
2chapter 239 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by striking out clauses (14) and (15)
3and adding the following 4 clauses:-
4 (14) develop and promulgate pursuant to chapter 30A, in consultation with the state board
5of building regulations and standards, a municipal opt-in specialized stretch energy code that
6includes, but is not limited to, net-zero building performance standards and a definition of net-
7zero building, designed to achieve compliance with the commonwealth’s statewide greenhouse
8gas emission limits and sublimits established pursuant to chapter 21N;
9 (15) develop and promulgate, regulations, criteria, guidelines and standard conditions,
10criteria and requirements that establish parameters for the siting, zoning, review and permitting
11of small clean energy infrastructure facilities by local government pursuant to section 21; 2 of 2
12 (16) develop and incorporate into the specialized stretch energy code developed and
13promulgated pursuant to clause (14), in consultation with the board of building regulations and
14standards, requirements for mandatory solar photovoltaic panel installation for all buildings
15deemed suitable for installation by the department. Develop and incorporate into the stretch
16energy code requirements for buildings to be made photo voltaic ready for all buildings deemed
17suitable for future installation by the department; and
18 (17) the specialized stretch energy base code shall include all provisions of the stretch
19energy code related to the latest International Energy Conservation Code, together with any more
20stringent energy-efficiency provisions promulgated more than 36 months prior.
21 SECTION 2. Section 139 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
22Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 99 and 100, 137 and 138 and 145
23and 146, the words “that are not net metering facilities of a municipality or other governmental
24entity”.
25 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any undertaking
26by a federal, state, county, municipal or quasi-governmental public agency for the planning,
27acquisition, design, construction, demolition, installation, repair or maintenance of a structure
28shall comply with the requirement of the specialized stretch energy code, as developed and
29promulgated pursuant to clause (14) of section 6 of chapter 25A of the General Laws.