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Measure AB 368
Authors Ward  
Coauthors: Boerner   Schultz  
Subject Energy: building standards: passive house standards.
Relating To relating to energy.
Title An act to add Section 25402.17 to the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-01
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program No
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-10-01     Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-01     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 145, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-16     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-09     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3104.).
2025-09-08     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2616.).
2025-09-08     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-02     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-18     In committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-10     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 7).
2025-06-11     Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
2025-06-03     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-02     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1822.)
2025-05-27     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-07     In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-22     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-08     Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
2025-04-07     Read second time and amended.
2025-04-03     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 2).
2025-03-13     Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.
2025-02-04     From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
2025-02-03     Read first time. To print.
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Chaptered     2025-10-01
Enrolled     2025-09-11
Amended Senate     2025-08-29
Amended Senate     2025-07-10
Amended Assembly     2025-04-07
Introduced     2025-02-03
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								The commission shall evaluate the use of the two passive house energy models currently required for passive house certification in its analysis and the cost-effectiveness of passive house construction compared to existing construction under Part 6 (commencing with Section 100.0) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
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								The evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of passive house construction
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								The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2032,
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, lighting, insulation, climate control system, and other building design and construction standards, and energy and water conservation design standards, for new residential and new nonresidential buildings to reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy, as specified. This bill would require the commission to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of passive house energy efficiency standards by California climate zone, using commission-adopted metrics such as long-term system cost. The bill would require the commission to evaluate the use of the 2 passive house energy models currently required for passive house certification in its analysis and the cost-effectiveness of passive house construction compared to existing construction, as specified. The bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature documenting its findings and recommendations.