8343864FBFAE470F87258AF5006B61E5 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB24-1370HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate Apr 4, 2024 Location HCR 0112 HB24-1370 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/9D5615574D0A...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/0CC9B6798C63...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/E2239EB4487B...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/C031934B5A21...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/1814034BE788...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf 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