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BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1081

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY
Date Apr 1, 2026       Location SCR 352

HB26-1081 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole


01:51:48 PM  
Senator Roberts, prime sponsor, 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.
01:57:46 PM  
Sara Orrange, representing Clean Air Task Force, testified in support of the bill. Ryan Hubbard, representing Tri-State Generation & Transmission, testified to amend the bill. Dr. David Hurlbut, representing Colorado Renewable Energy Society, testified to amend the bill. Emilie Olson, representing Advanced Energy United, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Harold Eyster, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill. Jacob Richardson, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill.
02:09:48 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:11:08 PM  
Cullen Howe, representing Natural Resources Defense Council, testified in support of the bill. Jodie Hartman-Ball, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Faith Ryan, representing City of Westminster, testified in support of the bill. Katherine Goff, representing City of NorthGlenn, testified in support of the bill. Ann Sutton, representing League of Women Voters of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Daly Edmunds, representing Audubon Rockies, testified in support of the bill.
02:11:09 PM  
Written testimony is included as Attachment A.
02:26:07 PM  
Senator Roberts distributed and explained amendments L.008 and L.009 (Attachment B and Attachment C).

02:26:52 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.008
Moved Ball
Seconded
Baisley
Catlin
Exum
Lindstedt
Mullica Excused
Pelton B. Excused
Sullivan
Ball
Cutter
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

02:27:52 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.009
Moved Ball
Seconded
Baisley
Catlin
Exum
Lindstedt
Mullica Excused
Pelton B. Excused
Sullivan
Ball
Cutter
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:27:54 PM  
The sponsor gave closing comments on the bill.
02:29:27 PM  
Committee members gave closing comments on the bill.

02:30:22 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 26-1081, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Ball
Seconded
Baisley No
Catlin Yes
Exum Yes
Lindstedt Yes
Mullica Yes
Pelton B. Excused
Sullivan Yes
Ball Yes
Cutter Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS