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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1096

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Feb 20, 2025       Location Old State Library

HB25-1096 - Amended, referred to House Finance
01:33:59 PM  
Co-sponsors, Representatives Brown and Smith, introduced House Bill 25-1096 Automated Permits for Clean Energy Technology. The bill requires certain local governments to use automated permitting software for residential solar energy systems.
01:39:50 PM  
The committee asked the bill sponsor questions.
01:48:24 PM  
Paul Sherman, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Danny Katz, representing Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG ), testified in support of the bill. Mr. Matthew McAllister, representing The SolarAPP Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Heidi Leathwood, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:00:40 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
02:17:14 PM  
Dominique Gomez, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Katherine Wyszkowski, representing Sunnova Energy Corporation, testified in support of the bill. Mr. JuanRoberto Madrid, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Christine Evans, representing Mosaic, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Christopher Campbell, representing Atlasta Solar Center, testified in support of the bill.
02:27:20 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
02:30:43 PM  
Mr. Roger Lovell, representing Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Mark Ruzzin, representing Boulder County, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Jody Shadduck-McNally, representing Commissioners and Counties Acting Together (CCAT), testified in opposition to the bill. Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in opposition to the bill. Others Kathy Henson, representing Adams County, testified in opposition to the bill. Eric Fried, representing Larimer County Board of Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:48:19 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
02:53:55 PM  
Matthew Kirby, representing Permit Power, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Robert Robinson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony is included as Attachment A.
02:59:22 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
03:02:22 PM  
The sponsors introduced amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

03:04:45 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Brown
Seconded Camacho
Barron
Brown
Camacho
DeGraaf
Gonzalez R.
Jackson
Joseph
Paschal
Rutinel
Titone
Woog
Velasco
Valdez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:05:08 PM  
The sponsors introduced amendment L.002 (Attachment C).

03:05:29 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Brown
Seconded Velasco
Barron
Brown
Camacho
DeGraaf
Gonzalez R.
Jackson
Joseph
Paschal
Rutinel
Titone
Woog
Velasco
Valdez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:05:34 PM  
The sponsors introduced amendment L.003 (Attachment D).

03:06:13 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003
Moved Brown
Seconded Velasco
Barron
Brown
Camacho
DeGraaf
Gonzalez R.
Jackson
Joseph
Paschal
Rutinel
Titone
Woog
Velasco
Valdez
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:06:49 PM  
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
03:12:54 PM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.

03:18:33 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1096, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Brown
Seconded Velasco
Barron No
Brown Yes
Camacho Yes
DeGraaf No
Gonzalez R. No
Jackson Yes
Joseph Yes
Paschal Yes
Rutinel Yes
Titone Yes
Woog No
Velasco Yes
Valdez Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS