4199466543B3CE1F87258C5300685237 Hearing Summary

Representatives Brown and Smith, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 1096. The bill requires certain local governments to use automated permitting software for residential solar energy systems. The sponsors responded to committee questions.

Dianna Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Glen Morgan, representing Summit County & CCAT, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Jody Shadduck McNally, representing Larimer County & CCAT, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Sonja Macys, representing Routt County & CCAT, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Leland Keller, representing the City of Fort Collins, testified in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Laura Hartman, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in opposition to the bill. George Marlin, representing CCAT, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann, representing Boulder County, testified in opposition to the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Commissioner Elsa Tharp, representing Lake County, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Thomas Blevins, representing the City of Aurora, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Kathy Henson, representing Adams County, testified in opposition to the bill. Carolyn Elam, representing the City of Boulder, testified to amend the bill. Brita Van Horn, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. The witnesses responded to committee questions.

Heidi Leathwood, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Danny Katz, representing the Colorado Public Interest Research Group, testified in support of the bill. Matthew McAllister, representing the SolarAPP Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Bryan Bomer, representing Department of Permitting Services, Montgomery County Maryland, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Mr. Christopher Campbell, representing Atlasta Solar Center, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.

Steffanie Garlock Jacobson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ben Davis, representing Permit Power, testified in support of the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Micah Parkin, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Matthew Gose, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Amy Mitchell, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.

Paul Sherman, representing
Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Garrett Royer,
representing the Sierra Club of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Steven Kuschner, representing himself, testified in support of the
bill. Mr. Rob Robinson, representing himself, testified in support of the
bill. Dr. Ryan DeCrescent , representing himself, testified in support
of the bill.  



Written testimony
is included as Attachment E.

Members of the committee commented about their positions on the bill.