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8343864FBFAE470F87258AF5006B61E5 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1370

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Apr 4, 2024      
Location HCR 0112



HB24-1370 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

01:37:40 PM  
Co-sponsors, Representatives
Kipp and Willford introduced and explained House Bill 24-1370 Reduce Cost
of Use of Natural Gas. The bill allows local governments and certain utilities
to develop neighborhood-scale alternative energy products.
01:39:06 PM  
The committee asked the sponsors questions.
01:39:21 PM  
Mr. Justin Brant, representing Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, testified in support of the bill. Keith Hay, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Meera Fickling, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Dar-Lon Chang, representing GeoSolar Technologies, Inc., testified in support of the bill.
01:54:24 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
02:05:18 PM  
Mr. Gary Arnold, representing Denver Pipefitters Local #208, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Phil Hayes, representing IBEW Local 111, testified in opposition to the bill. Cory Gaines, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:15:19 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
02:31:38 PM  
Ted Leighty, representing Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified to amend the bill. Carly West, on behalf of Drea Modungo, representing Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified to amend the bill. Jack Ihle, representing Xcel Energy, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Greg Sopkin, representing Black Hills Energy, testified to amend the bill. Rebecca White, representing Public Utilities Commission, was available to answer committee questions.
02:42:24 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
02:55:16 PM  
Ms. Ruth Hund, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jim Dennison, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jeff Fiedler, representing Lake County and Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.
03:03:17 PM  
The committee asked
the panel of witnesses questions.


Written testimony
is included as Attachment A.
03:11:57 PM  
The sponsors moved
and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
03:12:40 PM  
The sponsors moved
and explained amendment L.005 (Attachment C).


03:14:03 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.005
Moved Kipp
Seconded Willford
Bottoms
DeGraaf
Evans
Froelich
Joseph
Rutinel
Titone
Valdez
Velasco
Vigil
Winter T.
Willford
Kipp
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:14:05 PM  
Representative Winter
moved and explained amendment L.002 (Attachment D).
03:15:19 PM  
The bill sponsors gave comments on the amendment. The committee asked questions on the amendment.


03:17:04 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved Winter T.
Seconded Evans
Bottoms Yes
DeGraaf Yes
Evans Yes
Froelich No
Joseph No
Rutinel No
Titone No
Valdez No
Velasco No
Vigil No
Winter T. Yes
Willford No
Kipp No
YES: 4   NO: 9   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
03:17:06 PM  
Representative Winter
moved and explained amendment L.009 (Attachment E).
03:18:00 PM  
The bill sponsors gave comments on the amendment.


03:19:12 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.009
Moved Winter T.
Seconded Evans
Bottoms Yes
DeGraaf Yes
Evans Yes
Froelich No
Joseph No
Rutinel No
Titone No
Valdez No
Velasco No
Vigil No
Winter T. Yes
Willford No
Kipp No
YES: 4   NO: 9   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


03:20:08 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Kipp
Seconded Willford
Bottoms No
DeGraaf No
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Joseph Yes
Rutinel Yes
Titone Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:20:09 PM  
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.
03:30:06 PM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.


03:43:02 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 24-1370, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Kipp
Seconded Willford
Bottoms No
DeGraaf No
Evans No
Froelich Yes
Joseph Yes
Rutinel Yes
Titone Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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