HCSHB2673--USEOFREFRIGERANTS
SPONSOR: Billington
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonConservationandNaturalResourcesbyavoteof16to
1.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2673.
Thisbillspecifiesthatnobuildingcodeadoptedbyapolitical
subdivisionmayprohibittheusedofrefrigerantsthatareapproved
forusebyfederallaw,providedanyrelatedequipmentisinstalled
inaccordancewithfederallaws.Anyprovisionsofabuildingcode
thatviolatesthissectionarenullandvoid.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatsincethereisnostatewide
buildingcodeinMissouri,withoutthisbill,therewillbeno
uniformtransitiontotheuseofthenew,moreenvironmentally-
friendlyrefrigerants. Thisbillwouldallowforaconsistent
implementation statewide.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Billington;Air-
Conditioning,Heating,andRefrigerationInstitute;andMatt
Lattanzi,NortekGlobalHVAC.Additionaltestimonywassubmitted
insupportofthebill.
OPPONENTS: Writtentestimonywassubmittedinoppositiontothe
bill.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.