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FF37208BBDC7A44787258801007171EF Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1132

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 10, 2022      
Location LSB A



HB22-1132 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

01:39:11 PM  
The sponsor of the
bill, Representative Holtorf, introduced and gave a brief overview of House
Bill 22-1132 and handed out a fact sheet to the committee (Attachment A).
 The bill requires people to notify their fire department before conducting
a controlled burn.  
 
01:40:09 PM  
Representative Holtorf
introduced and gave an overview of Amendments L.001 (Attachment B), L.004
(Attachment C), and L.005 (Attachment D).
01:44:39 PM  
Mr. Dennis Eulberg, representing Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, testified in support of the bill.
01:53:30 PM  
Mr. Ryan Hansen,
representing Yuma Volunteer Fire Department, testified in support of the
bill.
01:55:05 PM  
Mr. Elmer Smith,
representing Yuma Volunteer Fire Department, testified in support of the
bill.
02:00:52 PM  
Chief Brad Davidson,
representing Colorado State Fire Chiefs, testified in support of the bill.
02:00:55 PM  
Mr. Eulberg, Mr.
Smith, Mr. Hansen, and Chief Davidson answered questions from the committee.
02:05:26 PM  
Libbie Schuetz, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill.

02:10:47 PM  
Mickie Stallings,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
02:10:50 PM  
Susan Stallings,
representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
02:11:20 PM  
Mr. Bret Williamson,
representing Colorado Fire Training Officers Association, was available
to answer committee questions.
02:13:02 PM  
The committee gave comments on the testimony.
02:14:26 PM  
Mr. Ryan Hansen gave
testimony, on behalf of Charlee Stallings, in support of the bill. Additionally,
written testimony is included as Attachments E.1 and E.2.



02:18:11 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Pico
Seconded Hooton
Bernett Excused
Cutter Excused
Froelich
Hanks
Pico
Sirota Excused
Soper
Titone
Weissman
Will
Woog
Hooton
Valdez A.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 3   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:18:38 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.004
Moved Pico
Seconded Weissman
Bernett Excused
Cutter Excused
Froelich
Hanks
Pico
Sirota Excused
Soper
Titone
Weissman
Will
Woog
Hooton
Valdez A.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 3   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


02:19:10 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005
Moved Pico
Seconded Weissman
Bernett Excused
Cutter Excused
Froelich
Hanks
Pico
Sirota Excused
Soper
Titone
Weissman
Will
Woog
Hooton
Valdez A.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 3   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:19:46 PM  
Representative Holtorf gave closing comments on the bill.
02:20:20 PM  
Mike Morgan, Director
of the Department of Fire Protection Control, answered questions from the
committee.
02:25:14 PM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.


02:33:59 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1132, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Hooton
Seconded Will
Bernett Yes
Cutter Excused
Froelich Yes
Hanks Yes
Pico Yes
Sirota Yes
Soper Yes
Titone Yes
Weissman Yes
Will Yes
Woog Yes
Hooton Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Final YES: 12   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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