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BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1245

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABOR
Date Mar 6, 2025       Location HCR 0112

HB25-1245 - Amended, referred to House Finance


04:36:49 PM  
The committee took a recess.
04:36:50 PM  
The committee came back to order.
04:37:45 PM  
Representatives Lieder and Hamrick, co-prime sponsors, gave opening comments on House Bill 25-1245: HVAC Improvement Projects in Schools. The bill requires that public schools and districts satisfy certain requirements concerning installation, inspection, and maintenance of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems when using federal and state funding. The bill transfers money between cash funds, and allows the Department of Personnel and Administration to enter into public-public partnerships. The sponsors provided a fact sheet (Attachment C).
04:51:02 PM  

The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee members.

04:56:05 PM  
Rachel Lee, representing the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Michael Gifford, representing AGC Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Jack Tate, representing ABC Rocky Mountain, testified to amend the bill.
05:04:27 PM  
Mr. Trey Sellers, representing Setpoint Systems Corporation, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Joshua Uncapher, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Chaz Tedesco, representing SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local #9, testified in support of the bill. Sara Vaughan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kim Carlson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jason Wardrip, representing the Colorado Building & Construction Trades Council, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Nathan Cooper, representing the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, testified in support of the bill.

The panel answered questions from the committee.
05:23:56 PM  
Mr. Voytek Gretka, representing ASHRAE Rocky Mountain Chapter, testified in support of the bill. Dennis Dougherty, representing Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill.
05:32:24 PM  
The bill sponsors explained Amendment L002 (Attachment D) which amends Amendment L.001 (Attachment E).

05:35:27 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Lieder
Seconded Lindstedt
Armagost
Brooks
Keltie
Lieder
Lindstedt
Mabrey
Marshall
Mauro
Richardson
Rydin
Suckla
English
Ricks
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:37:32 PM  
Adopt Amendment L001 (Attachment F) as amended.

05:38:31 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 as amended.
Moved Lieder
Seconded Lindstedt
Armagost No
Brooks No
Keltie No
Lieder Yes
Lindstedt Yes
Mabrey Yes
Marshall Yes
Mauro Yes
Richardson No
Rydin Yes
Suckla No
English Yes
Ricks Yes
YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
05:39:08 PM  
The bill sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
05:40:36 PM  
The committee members gave closing comments on the bill.

05:43:31 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 25-1245, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Lieder
Seconded English
Armagost No
Brooks No
Keltie No
Lieder Yes
Lindstedt Yes
Mabrey Yes
Marshall Yes
Mauro Yes
Richardson No
Rydin Yes
Suckla No
English Yes
Ricks Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS