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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1359

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 27, 2024       Location LSB A

HB24-1359 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
05:11:50 PM  
Co-sponsors of the bill, Representatives Hamrick and Velasco introduced and explained HB24-1359 Public Notification of Hazardous Chemical Releases. The bill creates notification procedures and other means of accessing information about hazardous chemical releases.
05:19:37 PM  
The committee asked the sponsors questions.
05:19:57 PM  
Ms. Fran Levine, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Sasha Stiles, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Bridget Foy, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. David Brown, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Amy Rosmarin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Larysa Dyrszka, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Brenda Von Star, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:45:00 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
05:55:11 PM  
Ms. Rachael Lehman, representing Black Parents United Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Christopher DeVoe, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Andrew Klooster, representing Earthworks, testified in support of the bill. Heidi Leathwood, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Natasha Leger, representing Citizens for a Healthy Community, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lori Brunswig, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Shaina Oliver, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:10:43 PM  
The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.
06:11:17 PM  
Dan Joseph, representing Weld County Board of County Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill. Kait Schwartz, representing American Petroleum Institute Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Bill Groffy, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Nathan Whittington, representing Colorado Emergency Management Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Roy Rudisill, representing Weld County Board of County Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill. Allie Morgan, representing Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:25:28 PM  
The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.
06:35:51 PM  
Ms. Kelli Curl, representing Jefferson County Public Health, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Barbara Donachy, representing Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kyle Ferrar, representing FracTracker Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lynne Sullivan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:45:12 PM  
The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.
06:48:54 PM  
Madhvi Chittoor, representing Madhvi4EcoEthics, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Debra Bjork, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Doug Henderson, representing Larimer Alliance for Health, Safety and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Lauren Swain, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:59:40 PM  
Bruce Eisenhower, representing Department of Local Affairs, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Ruth Hund, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in support of the bill. Ramesh Bhatt, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Patricia Garcia-Nelson, representing GreenLatinos Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
07:11:10 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
Written testtimony is included as Attachments I.1-I.9.
07:15:05 PM  
The sponsors introduced and gave an overview of amendment L.002 (Attachment J).

07:17:03 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Velasco
Seconded Rutinel
Bottoms
DeGraaf
Evans
Froelich
Joseph
Rutinel
Soper
Titone
Valdez
Velasco
Vigil
Marvin
Kipp
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
07:17:07 PM  
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
07:18:19 PM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.

07:28:46 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1359, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Velasco
Seconded Rutinel
Bottoms No
DeGraaf No
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Joseph Yes
Rutinel Yes
Soper Excused
Titone Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Marvin Yes
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 3   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS