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2C891B5C9DADBB4987258ADF00589B74 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1246

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 13, 2024      
Location LSB A



HB24-1246 - Postponed Indefinitely

10:07:58 AM  
The committee took a brief recess.
10:13:38 AM  
The committee came back to order.
10:13:59 AM  
Representative DeGraaf,
prime sponsor of the bill, introduced House Bill 24-1246 Electric Grid
Resilience Temporary Carbon Dioxide Regulation. The bill requires the state
to develop a geomagnetic storm contingency plan and prohibits the regulation
of carbon dioxide, as a pollutant.  Representative DeGraaf provided
the committee with a presentation on the bill (Attachment A).
11:01:36 AM  
The committee asked the bill sponsor questions on the bill.
11:24:37 AM  
Mr. Paul Sherman, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.

The committee asked the witness questions.
11:25:25 AM  
Karthik Krishna,
representing KKrish Energy, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Lynda
Zamora Wilson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Donna LaBelle, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. David Moran, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Joseph Weiss, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
Mr. Glenn Rhoades, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Additional written
testimony is included as Attachments B.1 and B.2.
11:48:19 AM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions.
12:04:03 PM  
Representative DeGraaf
introduced amendments L.001 (Attachment C) and L.002 (Attachment D).
12:08:00 PM  
Representative DeGraaf
asked the amendment be severed into L.001 (A) which includes lines 1-13
and L.001(B) which includes lines 14-19.


12:16:29 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001A
Moved DeGraaf
Seconded Weinberg
Bottoms Yes
DeGraaf Yes
Froelich Yes
Joseph Yes
Rutinel Yes
Titone No
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil No
Weinberg Yes
Winter T. Yes
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
YES: 11   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


12:17:54 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002
Moved DeGraaf
Seconded Bottoms
Bottoms
DeGraaf
Froelich
Joseph
Rutinel
Titone
Valdez
Velasco
Vigil
Weinberg
Winter T.
Willford
Kipp
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
12:20:25 PM  
The sponsor gave
closing comments on the bill.
12:24:25 PM  
The committee gave closing comments on the bill.


12:33:59 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1246, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved DeGraaf
Seconded Bottoms
Bottoms Yes
DeGraaf Yes
Froelich No
Joseph No
Rutinel No
Titone No
Valdez No
Velasco No
Vigil No
Weinberg Yes
Winter T. Yes
Willford No
Kipp No
YES: 4   NO: 9   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


12:34:35 PM
 Motion Postpone House Bill 24-1246 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.
Moved Joseph
Seconded Willford
Bottoms No
DeGraaf No
Froelich Yes
Joseph Yes
Rutinel Yes
Titone Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Weinberg No
Winter T. No
Willford Yes
Kipp Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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