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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB20-167

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 9, 2020       Location HCR 0107

SB20-167 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
01:34:39 PM  
The committee came to order.
01:35:21 PM  
Speaker Becker, prime bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 20-167 to the committee.  The bill allows a motor vehicle manufacturer that only manufactures electric vehicles to sell directly to customers.
01:38:18 PM  
Jim Chen, representing Rivian Automotive, testified in support of the bill.  Katie Belgard, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill.  Thad Kurowski, representing Tesla, testified in support of the bill.
01:43:28 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
01:49:51 PM  
Tim Jackson, representing the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), testified on the bill.  Michael Dommermuth, representing CADA, testified on the bill.  Mike Feeley, representing CADA, testified on the bill.
01:59:12 PM  
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:24:01 PM  
Jan Rose, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Evan Tooley, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.  Sara Jo Light, representing the Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill.
02:33:52 PM  
Emmanuel Ergas, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.  Kyra Storojev, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities 4 Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.
02:41:02 PM  
Samantha Lichtin, representing the Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill.
02:45:11 PM  
Ms. Lichtin responded to questions from the committee.  Chris Rouze, representing the Colorado Department of Revenue, came to the table and responded to questions from the committee.
02:52:52 PM  
Steve Douglas, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.  LaSheita Sayer, representing Women Who Charge, testified in support of the bill.  RJ Harrinton, representing Sustainable Action Consulting, testified in support of the bill.
02:52:53 PM  
Speaker Becker discussed and distributed Amendment L.011 (Attachment A).

03:02:56 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment A).
Moved Weissman
Seconded Hooton
Froelich
Geitner
Kipp
Landgraf
Liston
Saine
Sirota
Valdez A.
Weissman
Hooton
Jackson
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

03:05:37 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 20-167, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Weissman
Seconded Sirota
Froelich Yes
Geitner No
Kipp Yes
Landgraf No
Liston No
Saine No
Sirota Yes
Valdez A. Yes
Weissman Yes
Hooton Yes
Jackson Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS