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11:34:23 AM |
Representative Smith,
co-prime sponsor, introduced House Bill 25-1113. Under current law, a local
government is prohibited from using nonfunctional turf or invasive plants
in any new or redeveloped government property beginning January 1, 2026.
This bill expands the prohibition to include residential property used
for apartment or condominium housing. No later than January 1, 2028, local
governments must enact or amend ordinances to limit the installation of
nonfunctional turf in for all residential real property.
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11:35:02 AM |
Representative McCormick, co-prime sponsor, gave opening comments on the bill.
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11:39:49 AM |
The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
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11:50:52 AM |
Nick Perea, representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Voris Struck Jr., representing
themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Dena Parker, representing
ForeverLawn Mile High, testified in opposition to the bill. Joe Downs,
representing SYNLawn, testified in opposition to the bill. Melanie Taylor,
representing Synthetic Turf Council, testified in opposition to the bill.
Chuck Gillem, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.
Dr. Joshua Pool, representing themself, testified in opposition to the
bill.
The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
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12:08:09 PM |
Mr. David Schlup,
representing Rocky Mountain Sod Growers, testified in opposition to the
bill. Mr. Jacob Leman, representing Singing Hill Landscape, Associated
Landscape Contractors of Colorado,
and GreenCO,
testified in opposition to the bill.
The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
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12:16:51 PM |
Reagan Shane, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.
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12:25:53 PM |
Clinton Sander, representing A1 Organics, testified to amend the bill. Lauren Ris, representing Colorado Water Conservation Board, Department of Natural Resources, testified to amend the bill. Ted Leighty, representing Colorado Association of Home Builders, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Andrew Bray, representing National Association of Landscape Professionals, testified to amend the bill.
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12:37:21 PM |
Joyce Kennedy, representing
People & Pollinators Action Network, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Chelsea Benjamin, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified
in support of the bill. Tony Massaro, representing Business for Water Stewardship,
testified in support of the bill. Josh Kuhn, representing Conservation
Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Brittany Dixon, representing
Club 20, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Britta Strother,
representing Dominion Water and Sanitation District, testified in support
of the bill.
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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12:50:03 PM |
Ken Lykens, representing
Colorado Water Congress, testified to amend the bill.
Additional written
testimony can be found in Attachment A.
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12:54:42 PM |
The bill sponsors
discussed amendments L.001 (Attatchment B) and L.003 (Attatchment C).
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12:58:50 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Smith |
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McCormick |
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Johnson |
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Lindsay |
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Lukens |
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Martinez |
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Smith |
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Soper |
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Stewart K. |
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Story |
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Suckla |
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Velasco |
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Winter T. |
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Mauro |
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McCormick |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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12:59:10 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.003 |
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Smith |
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McCormick |
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Johnson |
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Lindsay |
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Lukens |
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Martinez |
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Smith |
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Soper |
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Stewart K. |
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Story |
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Suckla |
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Velasco |
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Winter T. |
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Mauro |
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McCormick |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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12:59:12 PM |
The bill sponsors gave closing comments.
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01:02:25 PM |
Committee members made closing comments on the bill.
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01:07:38 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 25-1113, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Smith |
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McCormick |
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Johnson |
No |
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Lindsay |
Yes |
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Lukens |
Yes |
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Martinez |
Yes |
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Smith |
Yes |
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Soper |
Excused |
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Stewart K. |
Yes |
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Story |
Yes |
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Suckla |
No |
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Velasco |
Yes |
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Winter T. |
No |
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Mauro |
Yes |
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McCormick |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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