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94A83696EB07BA0C87258C49006B83BD Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1040

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY
Date Mar 10, 2025      
Location Old State Library



HB25-1040 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:34:23 PM  
Senator Liston and
Senator Roberts, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained House Bill
25-1040 Adding Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Resource. The bill specifies
that nuclear energy is a clean energy source for the renewable energy standard.
01:52:50 PM  
Travas Deal, representing Colorado Springs Utilities, testified in support of the bill. Simon Tafoya, representing Cleaner Coal Communities Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Sara Blackhurst, representing Action Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Matt Solomon, representing NCEI, testified in support of the bill.
02:00:09 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:01:41 PM  
Darrin Gonzales, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Joseph Pacheco, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Gary Arnold, representing Rocky Mountain Pipe Trades District Council #5, testified in support of the bill. Jeremy Ross, representing IBEW 111, testified in support of the bill. Nicole Loundagin, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
02:23:06 PM  
Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Scott James, representing Weld County Board of County Commissioners, testified in support of the bill. David Merritt, representing American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
02:32:01 PM  
The prior panel answered questions from the committee.
02:32:13 PM  
Megan Kemp, representing Earthjustice, testified in opposition to the bill. Ellen Buckley, representing The Women's Lobby of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in opposition to the bill. John McDonagh, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in opposition to the bill. JuanRoberto Madrid, representing GreenLatinos, testified in opposition to the bill.
02:44:31 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:59:20 PM  
Heidi Leathwood,
representing 350 Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Lauren
Swain, representing Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Colorado,
testified in opposition to the bill. Diane Mitsch Bush, representing themself,
testified in opposition to the bill. Emily Tracy, representing themself,
testified in opposition to the bill. Velma Campbell, representing Roots
to Resilience, Nuclear-Free Colorado Coalition, testified in opposition
to the bill.
03:13:50 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:14:02 PM  
Giselle Herzfeld,
representing Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, testified in opposition
to the bill. Christopher Allred, representing Rocky Mountain Peace and
Justice Center, testified in opposition to the bill. Jan Rose, representing
Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in opposition to the
bill. Sara Kuntzler, representing Mountain Mamas, testified in opposition
to the bill.
03:27:26 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:29:37 PM  
Adam Eckman, representing Colorado Mining Association, testified in support of the bill. Kirk Sorensen, representing hemself, testified in support of the bill. Blair Carter, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. David Thielen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Larry Olson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Paul Szilagyi, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:45:53 PM  
The prior panel answered questions from the committee.
03:46:05 PM  
Ella Rose, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Sara Orrange, representing
Clean Air Task Force, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Paula
McPheeters, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support
of the bill. Sarah Rosa, representing American Conservation Coalition Action,
testified in support of the bill.
04:03:51 PM  
Timothy Eurioste, representing IBEW Local Union 667, testified in support of the bill. Nate Bernstein, representing Climate Jobs Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jason Wardrip, representing Colorado Building & Construction Trades Council, testified in support of the bill. Thomas Kelley, representing IBEW Local 12, testified in support of the bill.
04:12:51 PM  
The prior panel answered questions from the committee.
04:13:49 PM  
Tina Cartaya, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Madison Cartaya, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jared Donahoe, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Joan Seeman, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jeri Fry, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:31:03 PM  
Dr. Chuck Kutscher, representing Colorado Renewable Energy Society, testified in opposition to the bill. Tamar Krantz, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:39:58 PM  
Michael Neil, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Morey Wolfson, representing
the Colorado Renewable Energy Society, testified in opposition to the bill.
Shaina Oliver, representing Moms Clean Air Force, testified in opposition
to the bill. Ryan Sedgeley, representing themself, testified in opposition
to the bill.
04:50:30 PM  
Phil Ord, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Peter Ewing, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
04:56:07 PM  
Douglas Sandridge,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Tamara Haynes-Norton,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Phillip Dvorak,
representing Colorado Nuclear Alliance, testified in support of the bill.
Benjamin Elwood, representing Colorado Nuclear Alliance, testified in support
of the bill.
05:05:29 PM  
Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Frank Lehnerz, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. William DeOreo, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:10:23 PM  
Portia Prescott, representing Rocky Mountain NAACP CO-MT-WY State Conference, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:14:13 PM  
Mark Hinaman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kathleen Nelson Romans, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dennis Dougherty, representing Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill.
05:23:39 PM  
The prior panel answered questions from the committee.
05:25:10 PM  
Amy Cooke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Karl Koesser, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Gene Nelson, representing Californians for Green Nuclear Power, Inc., testified in support of the bill.
05:25:11 PM  
Written testimony
is included as Attachment A.
05:39:00 PM  
Senator Winter distributed
and explained Amendment L.013 (Attachment B). The sponsors commented on
the amendment.


05:39:38 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.013
Moved Winter F.
Seconded
Catlin No
Exum No
Hinrichsen No
Mullica No
Pelton B. No
Simpson No
Sullivan No
Cutter Yes
Winter F. Yes
YES: 2   NO: 7   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
05:40:03 PM  
Senator Cutter distributed
and explained Amendment L.014 (Attachment C). The sponsors commented on
the amendment.
 


05:41:58 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.014
Moved Cutter
Seconded
Catlin No
Exum No
Hinrichsen No
Mullica No
Pelton B. No
Simpson No
Sullivan Yes
Cutter Yes
Winter F. Yes
YES: 3   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
05:41:59 PM  
The sponsors gave
closing comments on the bill.
05:48:21 PM  
Committee members
gave closing comments on the bill.


05:51:13 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 25-1040 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Simpson
Seconded
Catlin Yes
Exum No
Hinrichsen Yes
Mullica Yes
Pelton B. Yes
Simpson Yes
Sullivan Yes
Cutter No
Winter F. No
Final YES: 6   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS