6D2FC872BD4D52D187258C7D0075BCFE Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-007

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date May 1, 2025
Location Old State Library

SB25-007 - Referred to House Appropriations

03:26:05 PM

The committee took a brief recess.

03:27:13 PM

The committee came back to order.

03:27:25 PM

Representatives Velasco
and Weinberg, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained Senate Bill 25-007
Increase Prescribed Burns. The bill creates a new program and cash fund
in the Department of Public Safety (CDPS) to pay damage claims related
to prescribed burns. It also allows reciprocity eligibility for the certified
burner program in the CDPS.

03:30:18 PM

The committee asked the sponsors questions on the bill.

03:36:02 PM

Mr. Brendan Witt,
representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Vaughn Jones, representing The Division of Fire Prevention and Control,
testified in support of the bill. Aaron Citron, representing The Nature
Conservancy, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jodie Hartman-Ball,
representing Clear Creek County, testified in support of the bill. The
committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.

03:58:14 PM

Erin O'Neill, representing Public Utilities Commission, was available to answer committee questions.

03:58:44 PM

The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.

04:03:56 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 25-007 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Velasco
	Seconded	Paschal

	Barron	No
	Brown	Yes
	DeGraaf	No
	Jackson	Yes
	Johnson	No
	Paschal	Yes
	Rutinel	Yes
	Smith	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Willford	Yes
	Woog	Yes
	Velasco	Yes
	Valdez	Yes
	Final	YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB25-007 - Referred to House Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly