BADE73B2A7BF6C0C872583AE0071383A Hearing Summary

Senator Williams introduced Senate Bill 19-077 concerning electric motor vehicles public utility services. The bill authorizes electric utilities to create transportation electrification programs and allows for cost recovery.

01:38:49 PM

Senator Priola, joint prime sponsor, discussed
SB 19-077. He distributed several handouts to the committee (Attachments
A through F).

01:43:56 PM

Senator Williams distributed Amendments
L.001 and L.002 (Attachments G and H). She explained the purpose
of the amendments.

01:46:15 PM

Senator Priola discussed the amendments.

01:46:36 PM

Aaron Hoffman, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.

01:51:07 PM

Paula Struckman, Conservation Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.

01:54:47 PM

Ian Roche, on behalf of David Miller at
Alpine Bank, spoke in favor of the bill.

01:55:09 PM

Christopher Campbell, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:01:07 PM

Gordon Rodda, representing himself, spoke
in favor of the bill.

02:06:53 PM

Will Toor, Colorado Energy Office, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:11:22 PM

Mary Broderick, International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers (IBEW), spoke in favor of the bill. She provided
a handout to the committee (Attachment I).

02:15:16 PM

Phil Hayes, IBEW, National Electrical Contractors
Association, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions
from the committee.

02:20:44 PM

Michael Thomas, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:24:54 PM

Andrew Thompson, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:28:09 PM

Sophia Mayott Guerrero, Conservation Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:32:03 PM

Kelsey Maxwell, Environment Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:32:30 PM

Jan Rose, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:39:16 PM

RJ Harrington, Sustainable Action Consulting/National
Car Charging, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:42:10 PM

Matt Frommer, Southwest Energy Efficiency
Project, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:42:35 PM

Susan Nedell, E2, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:46:11 PM

Sarah Keane read the testimony of Sam Gilchrist of the Natural Resources Defense Council in favor of the bill.

02:49:23 PM

Chris Votoupal, ChargePoint, spoke in favor
of the bill.

02:53:42 PM

Keith Meyer, Sierra Club, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:56:36 PM

Jim Burness, National Car Charging, spoke in favor of the bill.

02:58:51 PM

Andrew Rex, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill.

03:00:39 PM

Thomas Ashley, Greenlots, spoke in favor
of the bill.

03:05:32 PM

Sarah Keane, GRID Alternatives, spoke in
favor of the bill.

03:06:59 PM

Bill Levis, AARP, spoke in opposition to
the bill. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment J).

03:09:17 PM

Martin Rodriguez, Americans for Prosperity, spoke in opposition to the bill.

03:14:12 PM

Britten Naas, Coalition of Rate Payers, spoke in opposition to the bill.

03:19:04 PM

Grier Bailey, Colorado and Wyoming Petroleum
Marketing Association, spoke in opposition to the bill.

03:24:59 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.001
	Moved	Williams A.
	Seconded

	Priola
	Story
	Tate
	Danielson
	Williams A.
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:25:17 PM	Motion	Adopt amendment L.002
	Moved	Williams A.
	Seconded

	Priola
	Story
	Tate
	Danielson
	Williams A.
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

03:25:30 PM

Senator Williams made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

03:25:47 PM

Senator Priola made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

03:26:39 PM

Senator Danielson made comments on the committee discussion.

03:28:59 PM

Senator Tate made comments on the merits of the bill.

03:29:38 PM	Motion	Refer Senate Bill 19-077, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Williams A.
	Seconded

	Priola	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Tate	No
	Danielson	Yes
	Williams A.	Yes
	Final	YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

SB19-077 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly