Representatives Garcia and Marshall, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained House Bill 26-1121 Public Accessibility of Emissions Records. The bill requires the owners and operators of buildings and facilities that emit air pollutants to publish emissions records on their websites.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Katie Wolf, representing Colorado Retail Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Meghan Dollar, representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Emma Donahue, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the bill. Stefanie Shoup, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in opposition to the bill.

The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Angie Binder, representing Colorado Petroleum Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Brittany Dennison, representing Colorado Livestock Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Sara Blackhurst, representing Action Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

Dr. Ramesh Bhatt, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Megan Kemp, representing Earthjustice, testified in support of the bill. Mr. John Henry Williams, representing The Sunrise Movement Denver, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Nick Torres, representing American Lung Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ryan Maher, representing Center for Biological Diversity, testified in support of the bill. Heidi Leathwood, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Tykee James, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Harmony Cummings, representing Green House Connection Center, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jessica Herrera, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill.

Additional written testimony is included as Attachment D.

The panel of witnesses answered questions from the committee.

The committee asked questions regarding L.002.

The committee asked questions regarding L.006.

The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill. The committee gave closing comments on the bill.