H_FIN_2024A 05/04/2024 04:13:51 PM Committee Summary

Representatives Brown and Duran, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-218. The bill makes changes to the requirements for investor-owned electric utilities in the state and creates a grant program in the Department of Labor and Employment. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Adair Andre, representing the Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Mike Kruger, representing the Colorado Solar and Storage Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Phil Hayes, representing IBEW and NCA, testified in support of the bill. Jack Ihle, representing Xcel Energy, testified in support of the bill. Max Baumhefner, representing NRDC, testified in support of the bill. The panel of witnesses responded to committee questions.

Mr. Michael Gifford, representing AGC Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jan Rose, representing the Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Travis Madsen, representing the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, testified in support of the bill.  Additional written testimony is included as Attachment A.

The bill sponsors made closing remarks and asked for a favorable recommendation.

Representatives Brown and Herrod, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-226. The bill expands who may open a college kickstarter account, lengthens the period an eligible child may be claimed for funding, and expands the advisory board. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Speaker McCluskie and Representative Velasco, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-230. The bill creates new oil and gas production fees to be used to expand transit service, frequency, ridership, and fund passenger rail projects, and to fund wildlife and land remediation services. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Angie Binder, representing Caerus Oil and Gas, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Jan Rose, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Heidi Leathwood, representing 350 Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Kevin Cross, representing the Fort Collins Sustainability Group, testified in opposition to the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

The committee continued to discuss the bill with the witness panel.

Ms. Shoshana Lew, representing the Colorado Department of Transportation, testified in support of the bill. Heather Disney-Dugan, representing the Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. John Magnino, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Richard Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Leslie Glustrom, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Nathaniel Miullo, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Commissioner Scott James, representing Weld County, testified to amend the bill. The witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Matt Frommer, representing the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, testified in support of the bill. Tarn Udall, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. Ann Rajewski, representing Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA), testified in support of the bill.  Additional written testimony is included as Attachment B.

The bill sponsors wrapped up their presentation of the bill and asked for a favorable recommendation.

Representatives Bacon and Willford, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-229. The bill modifies regulations and enforcement criteria regarding ozone precursor emissions.

Congressman Ed Perlmutter, representing himself, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Matthew Scherr, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Rebecca Curry, representing Earthjustice, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Trisha Oeth, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Jeff Robbins, representing the Energy & Carbon Management Commission, Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill.

Richard Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Ms. Leslie Glustrom, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Nathaniel Miullo, representing himself and Natasha Leger, testified in opposition to the bill. The panel of witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Andrew Forkes-Gudmundson, representing Earthworks, testified in support of the bill. Garrett Royer, representing the Sierra Club Colorado, testified in support of the bill.  Additional written testimony is included as Attachment C.

The bill sponsor distributed and explained amendment L.002 (Attachment D).

Jennifer Berman, representing the Office of Legislative Legal Services, was available to respond to committee questions.

The committee discussed amendment L.003 at length. Lauren Mercer, representing the Energy & Carbon Management Commission, Department of Natural Resources, was available to answer committee questions.

The bill sponsors made closing remarks.

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

Representatives Soper and Young, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-136. The bill makes several changes to guardianship and conservatorship procedures by enacting the "Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act."  Written testimony is included as Attachment F.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee returned to order.

Representative Snyder, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 24-223. The bill makes changes to the licensing requirements for gamete agencies, gamete banks, and fertility clinics. Representative Snyder responded to committee questions.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee took a brief recess and returned to order.

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