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BILL SUMMARY For INTERIM BILL DRAFT APPROVAL
INTERIM COMMITTEE WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Aug 26, 2025
Location Old Supreme Court
Interim Bill Draft Approval - Committee Discussion Only
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09:45:28 AM |
Samantha Falco, Legislative
Council Staff (LCS), explained that Bill 2, Study on Mobile Home Fire Safety,
and Bill 4, Maintaining Funding for Healthy Forests Vibrant Communities,
Forest Restoration & Wildfire Risk Mitigation, and Colorado Strategic
Wildfire Action Program, were withdrawn.
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09:46:31 AM |
Alison Killen and Sarah Lozano, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed the process to approve committee bills. |
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09:53:08 AM |
Committee members
discussed the withdrawal of Bill 2 and Bill 4.
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09:55:44 AM |
Senator Marchman
requested that Bill 5, Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans, be withdrawn. |
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10:00:47 AM |
Samantha Falco, LCS,
read a letter from the committee dated August 26, 2025 (Attachment A).
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10:07:10 AM
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Motion |
Move to send letter dated August 26, 2025 regarding utilities. |
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Cutter |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
No |
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Catlin |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Marchman |
Yes |
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Mauro |
Yes |
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Smith |
Yes |
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Suckla |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
Yes |
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Cutter |
Yes |
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Valesco |
Yes |
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YES: 9 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:07:18 AM |
Senator Cutter presented Bill 1, Recreate Wildfire Matters Interim Committee. |
10:09:37 AM
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Motion |
Move to forward Bill 1 as a committee bill. The bill will start in the Senate. |
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Cutter |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Catlin |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Marchman |
Yes |
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Mauro |
Yes |
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Smith |
Yes |
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Suckla |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
Yes |
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Cutter |
Yes |
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YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:09:40 AM |
Prime sponsors for
Bill 1 Senator Cutter, Senator Baisley, Representative Velasco, and Representative
Weinberg.
Co-sponsors are
Senator Marchman, Senator Exum, Representative Mauro, Representative Smith,
and Representative Suckla.
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10:12:16 AM |
Representative Velasco presented Bill 3, Colorado State Forest Service Good Neighbor Authority. |
10:15:01 AM
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Motion |
Move to forward Bill 3 as a committee bill. The bill will start in the House. |
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Cutter |
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| Seconded |
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Baisley |
Yes |
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Catlin |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Marchman |
Yes |
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Mauro |
Yes |
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Smith |
Yes |
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Suckla |
Yes |
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Weinberg |
Yes |
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Cutter |
Yes |
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YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:15:02 AM |
Prime sponsors for
Bill 3 are Representative Velasco, Representative Muaro, Senator Cutter,
and Senator Baisley.
Co-sponsors are
Representative Suckla, Representative Smith, Senator Marchman, and Senator
Exum.
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10:16:45 AM |
Committee members
made closing comments. |
