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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-033

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Feb 17, 2026       Location Old Supreme Court

SB26-033 - Postponed Indefinitely


02:07:43 PM  
Senator Liston, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 26-033. The bill creates the Colorado Clean Energy Permitting Coordination Office in the Colorado Energy Office as a single point of contact for owners or operators of projects that construct, expand, repower, or modify clean energy resource facilities.
02:13:27 PM  
Commissioner Nina Waters, representing the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Water Quality/Quantity Committee, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Scott James, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Katie First, representing Colorado Counties Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
02:23:55 PM  
Peter Ewing, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Written testimony can be found in Attachment A.
02:26:16 PM  
The bill sponsor and committee gave final remarks.

02:32:48 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-033 to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Pelton R.
Seconded
Lindstedt No
Pelton R. No
Zamora Wilson No
Sullivan No
Wallace No
YES: 0   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

02:33:11 PM
Motion Postpone Senate Bill 26-033 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Sullivan
Seconded
Lindstedt Yes
Pelton R. Yes
Zamora Wilson Yes
Sullivan Yes
Wallace Yes
Final YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS