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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1273

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Apr 22, 2025       Location SCR 352

HB25-1273 - Committee Discussion Only
03:48:17 PM  
Senators Ball and Hinrichsen, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 25-1273. The bill requires municipalities to adopt or amend their building codes to allow multifamily residential buildings up to five stories to be served by a single exit, if certain conditions are met. The committee asked questions to the sponsors.
04:01:45 PM  
David Pardo, representing YIMBY Denver and the Wildland Firefighters, testified in support of the bill. Travis Hendrix, representing the Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified in support of the bill. Peter LiFari, representing Maiker Housing Partners, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
04:20:51 PM  
Alex Haimbaugh, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Heather Stauffer, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the bill. Dennis Eulberg, representing the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, testified in opposition to the bill. Kjersten Forseth, representing the Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in opposition to the bill. Jim Gagliano, representing the Fire Marshalls of the City of Westminster, testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
04:39:23 PM  
Ted Leighty, representing the Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified in support of the bill. Martin Goldstein, representing NAIOP, testified in support of the bill. Britt Diehl, representing the Downtown Denver Partnership, testified in support of the bill. Mark Chubb, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Lauren Folkerts, representing the City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Seva Rodnyansky, representing the Pew Charitable Trusts, testified in support of the bill. Carla Blanc, representing the Colorado Association of Realtors, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
05:01:27 PM  
Jeff Martinez, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:05:00 PM  
The bill sponsors gave remarks.
05:05:43 PM  
The chair laid over the bill for action on a future date.