H_AWN_2025A 03/17/2025 01:36:17 PM Committee Summary

Representative Mauro, co-prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 25-015. Under current law, the Division of Fire Prevention and Control within the Department of Public Safety is required to post certain information on its Wildfire Information and Resource Center website, including current wildfire statuses, burning restrictions, and prescribed burn activities. The bill requires the website to include links to emergency information and wildfire updates for each county. The division must coordinate with county governments to gather the necessary information.

The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.

Commissioner Lance
Waring, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action and San Miguel
County, testified in support of the bill.



Additional written
testimony can be found in Attachment A.

The bill sponsor gave closing comments on the bill.

Representative McCormick, co-prime sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 25-128. The bill repeals certain agricultural worker key service provider access provisions adopted in Senate Bill 21-087.

Mr. Jesus Loayza, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Jenifer Rodriguez, representing Colorado Legal Services, testified in a neutral position on the bill. The panel responded to questions from the committee.

Mr. Dan Waldvogle,
representing Western States Ranches, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Jaimie Cavanaugh, representing Pacific Legal Foundation, testified
in support of the bill.



Additional written
testimony can be found in Attachment B.

The bill sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.