B884DCAC51F8885187258C5E00737304 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1260

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Mar 31, 2025
Location HCR 0112

HB25-1260 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

Attachment B HB1260_L.005.pdf

Attachment C

Attachment C Written testimony for HB1260.pdf

03:01:05 PM

Representative DeGraaf,
prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 25-1260, concerning the resiliency
of the systems that provide electricity in relation to geomagnetic storms.
The bill requires evaluating and reporting on the stateâs electric generation
and grid resilience against geomagnetic storms. Representative DeGraaf
distributed and discussed amendment L.005 (Attachment B). Representative
DeGraaf responded to questions from the committee.

03:16:16 PM

Mrs. Donna LaBelle, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Glenn Rhoades, representing the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Scott Aaronson, representing Edison Electric Institute, testified in support of the bill.

03:25:25 PM

Rebecca White, representing the Public Utilities Commission, testified in opposition to the bill. Aaron Wilson, representing Xcel Energy, testified in opposition to the bill. James Lester, representing the Colorado Energy Office, testified in opposition to the bill. The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Written testimony about the bill is included as Attachment C.

03:47:12 PM

Shukria Maktabi, representing Legislative Council Staff, joined the committee to comment on the fiscal note.

03:48:20 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment B).
	Moved	DeGraaf
	Seconded	Joseph

	Brooks
	Camacho
	DeGraaf
	Garcia
	Gonzalez R.
	Hartsook
	Joseph
	Marshall
	Stewart R.
	Weinberg
	Zokaie
	Titone
	Lindstedt
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:48:22 PM

Representative DeGraaf provided closing comments and asked for a favorable recommendation.

03:53:43 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 25-1260, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	DeGraaf
	Seconded	Gonzalez R.

	Brooks	Yes
	Camacho	Yes
	DeGraaf	Yes
	Garcia	No
	Gonzalez R.	Yes
	Hartsook	Yes
	Joseph	Yes
	Marshall	Yes
	Stewart R.	No
	Weinberg	Yes
	Zokaie	No
	Titone	No
	Lindstedt	No
	Final	YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB25-1260 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly