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Committee advances three‑part bill limiting local fuel and benchmarking rules and adding airport overlay protections
Summary
HB 1150 would (1) bar HOAs and local governments from restricting consumers’ choice of fuel for outdoor equipment, (2) create airport overlay districts to protect approaches and departures, and (3) prohibit local ordinances requiring building utility‑usage reporting. The committee advanced the bill after contested discussion on the benchmarking prohibition.
Representative Pressell presented House Bill 1150 as a three‑part measure to protect consumer fuel choice for outdoor equipment, establish airport overlay zoning to protect approaches and departures, and prevent local units from imposing mandatory utility‑usage reporting (energy benchmarking) on building owners.
On consumer fuel choice, Pressell said "that fuel choice should be up to the consumer," arguing homeowners associations and local governments should not be able to require electric‑only…
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