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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1155

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Feb 13, 2020       Location HCR 0107

HB20-1155 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
10:09:50 AM  
Representatives A. Valdez and Weissman, co-prime bill sponsors, presented on House Bill 20-1155, Higher Effeciency New Construction Residence, to the committee and provided two handouts (Attachments A and B).
10:17:01 AM  
Representatives A. Valdez and Weissman responded to questions from the committee and distributed and discussed Amendment L.002 (Attachment C).  
10:29:26 AM  
Sunny Banka, representing the Colorado Association of Realtors, testified against the bill.  Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities 4 Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.  Ramesh Bhatt, representing the Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.  Mike Krueger, representing the Colorado Solar Storage Association, testified in support of the bill.
10:38:34 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
10:59:06 AM  
Jan Rose, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Keith Hay, representing the Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill.  Ron Bennett, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.  Stuart Cummings, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.  
11:12:30 AM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
11:18:19 AM  
Julia Moravcsik, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Charles Kutscher, representing the Colorado Renewable Energy Society, testified in support of the bill.

11:33:08 AM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
Moved Weissman
Seconded Valdez A.
Froelich
Geitner
Kipp
Landgraf Excused
Liston
Saine
Sirota
Valdez A.
Weissman
Hooton
Jackson
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
11:33:21 AM  
Representatives Weissman and A. Valdez made closing comments on the bill.
11:37:37 AM  
Committee members made closing comments.

11:40:03 AM
 Motion Refer House Bill 20-1155, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Valdez A.
Seconded Weissman
Froelich Yes
Geitner No
Kipp Yes
Landgraf Excused
Liston Yes
Saine Excused
Sirota Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Weissman Yes
Hooton Yes
Jackson Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 1   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS