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65B4CBA492E481DD872587EC006FD6DD Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-073

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Feb 17, 2022      
Location Old Supreme Court



SB22-073 - Postponed Indefinitely


01:21:41 PM  
Senator Rankin, bill
sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-073. The bill requires the Office of
Economic Development to study the feasibility of using small modular nuclear
reactors as a carbon-free energy source for the state. The study must consider
the policies, economics, safety, reliability, and environmental impacts
of the use of small nuclear reactors as outlined in the bill. The bill
requires the General Assembly to appropriate $500,000 from the General
Fund for the study. Witness testimony on the bill was heard at the February
15, 2022 meeting.



Amendment L.001 and L.002 were distributed (Attachments C and D).



01:24:03 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


01:24:21 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D).
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:24:24 PM  
The bill sponsor
gave closing remarks. Committee members commented on the bill.


01:32:47 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-073, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Simpson
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis No
Simpson Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
Coleman No
Gonzales No
YES: 2   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


01:33:10 PM
Motion Postpone Senate Bill 22-073 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Simpson No
Sonnenberg No
Coleman Yes
Gonzales Yes
Final YES: 3   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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