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CF19F19EBED865AA87258C58007B26BA Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1198

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date Mar 25, 2025      
Location LSB A



HB25-1198 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

04:25:11 PM  
Representatives Froelich
and Brown, prime bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 25-1198 to the committee.
The bill creates the Regional Planning Roundtable Commission in the Department
of Local Affairs to assist local governments with statutory housing, land
use, or other planning requirements. The bill sponsors distributed amendments
L.001 and L.007 to the committee, which can be found as Attachments L and
M. The bill sponsor also distributed a Legislative Council Staff memorandum
regarding the fiscal impact of amendment L.001 to the bill, which can be
found as Attachment N.  
04:36:11 PM  
Bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
04:40:38 PM  
Ms. Bev Stables,
representing Colorado Municipal League, testified to amend the bill. Mrs.
Shaida Libhart, representing Colorado Chapter of the American Planning
Association, testified in support of the bill. Scott Bressler, representing
the American Planning Association, testified in support of the bill.
04:51:41 PM  

Reagan Shane, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. Dianna Orf, representing Associated Governments of NW Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Brittany Dixon, representing Club 20, testified in opposition to the bill. Thomas Davidson, representing Counties and Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in opposition to the bill.

Rich Mauro, representing DRCOG (Denver Regional Council of Governments), testified in opposition to the bill. Tamara Pogue, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. & CCAT, testified in opposition to the bill.

05:07:14 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
05:21:14 PM  
TJ Dlubac, representing the Community Planning Strategies, testified in support of the bill.
05:25:20 PM  
The bill sponsors introduced and explained amendments to the bill. Bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.


05:26:39 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment L)
Moved Froelich
Seconded Stewart R.
Barron
Boesenecker
Jackson
Lindsay
Paschal
Phillips
Richardson
Rutinel
Suckla
Woodrow
Woog
Stewart R.
Froelich
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:27:31 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment M)
Moved Froelich
Seconded Stewart R.
Barron
Boesenecker
Jackson
Lindsay
Paschal
Phillips
Richardson
Rutinel
Suckla
Woodrow
Woog
Stewart R.
Froelich
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:27:32 PM  
Bill sponsors provided final comments on the bill.
05:31:54 PM  
Committee members
provided final comments on the bill.




Written public testimony on the bill can be found as Attachment O.


05:35:57 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1198, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Froelich
Seconded Stewart R.
Barron No
Boesenecker Yes
Jackson Yes
Lindsay Yes
Paschal Yes
Phillips Yes
Richardson No
Rutinel Yes
Suckla No
Woodrow Yes
Woog No
Stewart R. Yes
Froelich Yes
Final YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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