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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1303

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date Apr 24, 2025       Location SCR 357

HB25-1303 - Committee Discussion Only
03:38:06 PM  
Senators Roberts and Winter introduced House Bill 25-1303. The bill creates the Crash Prevention Enterprise in the Colorado Department of Transportation to provide grants for eligible projects intended to reduce certain motor vehicle collisions.  The sponsors distributed a fact sheet to the committee (Attachment B).
03:41:27 PM  
Written testimony may be found in Attachment C.
03:48:05 PM  
Ms. Bev Stables, representing the Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Emily Haddaway, representing CDOT, testified in support of the bill. Suzanne O Neill, representing the Colorado Wildlife Federation, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Anita Seitz, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. The witnesses answered several committee questions.
04:06:24 PM  
Dr. Barbara Vasquez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Carl Castillo, representing City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Michael Dax, representing Wildlands Network, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jon Holst, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill.
04:15:15 PM  
Ms. Renee Chacon, representing Commerce City City Council, testified in support of the bill. Jerry White, representing Bike Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill.
04:20:33 PM  
Ms. Tricia Canonico, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action and Fort Collins, testified in support of the bill. Pete Piccolo, representing Bicycle Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kristin Stephens, representing Larimer County, testified in support of the bill.
04:29:08 PM  
Tim Brass, representing Colorado Department of Natural Resources - Colorado Parks and Wildlife, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Frank Lehnerz, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.

04:35:11 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.013 (Attachment D)
Moved Kolker
Seconded
Bright
Frizell
Gonzales J.
Kolker
Mullica
Simpson
Snyder
Marchman
Kipp Excused
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
04:35:20 PM  
The sponsors gave some closing remarks.
04:54:06 PM  
At the request of the sponsors, the bill was laid over to a future date for action only.