CLICS/CLICS2026A/commsumm.nsf
PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1081
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Feb 26, 2026
Location Old State Library
HB26-1081 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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| Attachment A |
https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/commsumm.nsf/0/E83FB593FD86200287258DB0007A83C6/$File/Attachment A - Combined.pdf?OpenElement
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| Attachment B |
https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/commsumm.nsf/0/3208557535266E5D87258DB0007A89B6/$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement
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| Attachment C |
https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/commsumm.nsf/0/DB688DB901035B0787258DB0007A91FF/$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement
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04:22:19 PM |
Representatives Camacho
and Duran, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained House Bill 26-1081
Optimize Colorado Electric Transmission System. The bill requires electric
utilities to evaluate the use of advanced transmission technologies in
their 10-year transmission plans to increase capacity, efficiency, reliability,
or resilience, and to identify strategies to reduce the costs of construction.
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04:26:42 PM |
Chris Votupal, on
behalf of Ms. Laura Hickernell, representing Colorado Cleantech, testified
in support of the bill. Mrs. Daly Edmunds, representing Audubon Rockies,
testified in support of the bill. Mr. Vijay Satyal, representing Western
Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Jakob Lindaas,
representing The Nature Conservancy in Colorado, testified in support of
the bill. Ms. Emilie Olson, representing Advanced Energy United, testified
in support of the bill. Dan West, representing Clean Air Task Force, testified
in support of the bill. Alana Miller, representing Natural Resources Defense
Council, testified in support of the bill.
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04:44:00 PM |
Paul Sherman, representing
Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Evan Jurkovich,
representing Tri-State Generation & Transmission, testified to amend
the bill. Ms. Janine Reid, representing themself, testified in support
of the bill. Courtney Fieldman, representing Southwest Energy Efficiency
Project (SWEEP), testified in support of the bill. Laura Rosenbaum, representing
Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.
Additional written
testimony is included as Attachment A.
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04:53:47 PM |
Sponsors introduced
and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B).
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04:56:01 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Paschal |
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Willford |
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Goldstein |
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Gonzalez R. |
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Jackson |
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Joseph |
Excused |
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Paschal |
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Rutinel |
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Slaugh |
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Smith |
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Soper |
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Willford |
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Woog |
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Velasco |
Excused |
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Valdez |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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04:56:22 PM |
Sponsors introduced
and explained amendment L.003 (Attachment C).
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04:57:08 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 |
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| Moved |
Jackson |
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| Seconded |
Smith |
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Goldstein |
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Gonzalez R. |
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Jackson |
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Joseph |
Excused |
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Paschal |
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Rutinel |
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Slaugh |
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Smith |
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Soper |
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Willford |
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Woog |
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Velasco |
Excused |
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Valdez |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
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04:58:20 PM |
The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. |
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04:59:52 PM |
The committee gave closing comments on the bill. |
05:02:26 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 26-1081, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Willford |
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Jackson |
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Goldstein |
Yes |
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Gonzalez R. |
Yes |
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Jackson |
Yes |
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Joseph |
Excused |
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Paschal |
Yes |
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Rutinel |
Excused |
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Slaugh |
No |
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Smith |
Yes |
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Soper |
Excused |
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Willford |
Yes |
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Woog |
No |
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Velasco |
Excused |
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Valdez |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 4 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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