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FF41662629333EF787258C7400779234 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1273

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date Apr 22, 2025      
Location SCR 352



HB25-1273 - Committee Discussion Only
03:48:17 PM  
Senators Ball and
Hinrichsen, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 25-1273. The bill requires
municipalities to adopt or amend their building codes to allow multifamily
residential buildings up to five stories to be served by a single exit,
if certain conditions are met. The committee asked questions to the sponsors.
04:01:45 PM  
David Pardo, representing
YIMBY Denver and the Wildland Firefighters, testified in support of the
bill. Travis Hendrix, representing the Colorado Association of Home Builders,
testified in support of the bill. Peter LiFari, representing Maiker Housing
Partners, testified in support of the bill. The committee asked questions
to the panel.
04:20:51 PM  
Alex Haimbaugh, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Heather Stauffer, representing
the Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the bill. Dennis
Eulberg, representing the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters, testified
in opposition to the bill. Kjersten Forseth, representing the Colorado
AFL-CIO, testified in opposition to the bill. Jim Gagliano, representing
the Fire Marshalls of the City of Westminster, testified in opposition
to the bill. The committee asked questions to the panel.
04:39:23 PM  
Ted Leighty, representing
the Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified in support of the
bill. Martin Goldstein, representing NAIOP, testified in support of the
bill. Britt Diehl, representing the Downtown Denver Partnership, testified
in support of the bill. Mark Chubb, representing themself, testified in
support of the bill. Lauren Folkerts, representing the City of Boulder,
testified in support of the bill. Seva Rodnyansky, representing the Pew
Charitable Trusts, testified in support of the bill. Carla Blanc, representing
the Colorado Association of Realtors, testified in support of the bill.
The committee asked questions to the panel.
05:01:27 PM  
Jeff Martinez, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:05:00 PM  
The bill sponsors gave remarks.
05:05:43 PM  
The chair laid over
the bill for action on a future date.






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