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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1233

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY
Date Apr 19, 2023       Location SCR 352

HB23-1233 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
01:44:10 PM  
Senators Winter and Priola, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained House Bill 23-1233 Electric Vehicle Charging & Parking Requirements.  The bill  includes a number of provisions to incentivize the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
01:54:04 PM  
Senators Priola and Winter responded to questions from the committee.
01:59:33 PM  
Meghan MacKillop, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the bill. Rachel Lee, representing Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified to amend the bill.
02:00:05 PM  
Ms. Lee answered questions from the committee.
02:08:19 PM  
Josh Cohen, representing SWTCH Energy, Inc., testified in support of the bill.  Colin  Wilhelm, representing Lightning eMotors, testified in support of the bill.  Elizabeth Stears, representing Advanced Energy United, testified in support of the bill.  Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate (CCLC), testified in support of the bill.  Francesca Wahl, representing Tesla, testified in support of the bill.
02:23:37 PM  
Mr. Cohen, Ms. Wahl, and Mr. WIlhelm responded to a question from the committee.  
02:25:34 PM  
Anita Seitz, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA), testified in support of the bill.  Nikolaus Remus, representing Colorado Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, testified in support of the bill.  Travis Madsen, representing Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, testified in support of the bill.
02:28:25 PM  
Director Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Christian Williss, representing Colorado Energy Office, was available to answer committee questions. Adam Berry, representing Colorado Energy Office, was available to answer committee questions.
02:40:39 PM  
Director Toor answered questions from the committee.
02:40:40 PM  
Written testimony is included as Attachment A.
02:55:18 PM  
Senators Winter and Priola gave closing remarks.
02:57:30 PM  
Senator B. Pelton gave closing comments on the bill.

03:00:46 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 23-1233 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Winter F.
Seconded
Cutter Yes
Exum Yes
Jaquez Lewis Excused
Pelton B. No
Simpson No
Priola Yes
Winter F. Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 2   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS