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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-073

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Feb 17, 2022       Location Old Supreme Court

SB22-073 - Postponed Indefinitely
01:21:41 PM  
Senator Rankin, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 22-073. The bill requires the Office of Economic Development to study the feasibility of using small modular nuclear reactors as a carbon-free energy source for the state. The study must consider the policies, economics, safety, reliability, and environmental impacts of the use of small nuclear reactors as outlined in the bill. The bill requires the General Assembly to appropriate $500,000 from the General Fund for the study. Witness testimony on the bill was heard at the February 15, 2022 meeting.

Amendment L.001 and L.002 were distributed (Attachments C and D).

01:24:03 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection

01:24:21 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D).
Moved Coleman
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis
Simpson
Sonnenberg
Coleman
Gonzales
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:24:24 PM  
The bill sponsor gave closing remarks. Committee members commented on the bill.

01:32:47 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-073, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Simpson
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis No
Simpson Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
Coleman No
Gonzales No
YES: 2   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL

01:33:10 PM
 Motion Postpone Senate Bill 22-073 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 Coleman
Seconded
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Simpson No
Sonnenberg No
Coleman Yes
Gonzales Yes
Final YES: 3   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS