H_THL_2025A 02/18/2025 01:32:16 PM Committee Summary

Majority Leader Duran and Assistant Minority Leader Winter introduced House Bill 25-1110 to the committee. The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish rules on the allocation of costs for the maintenance of existing railroad crossings.

Jerry Sonnenberg,
representing Logan County, testified in support of the bill.



Carl Smith, representing
SMART Transportation Division, testified in support of the bill.

Nathan Anderson,
representing Union Pacific Railroad, testified in opposition to the bill.



Andy Williams,
representing BNSF Railway, testified in opposition to the bill.



Mr. Michael Ogborn,
representing Colorado Short Lines, testified in opposition to the bill.

Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Representative Woog, prime bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 25-1044 to the committee. The bill eliminates retail delivery fees imposed by the state and various enterprises.

The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.

Alana Miller, representing
Natural Resources Defense Council, testified in opposition to the bill.



Will Toor, representing
Colorado Energy Office, testified in opposition to the bill.



Ms. Emily Haddaway,
representing Colorado Department of Transportation, testified in opposition
to the bill.



Mr. Ryan Long,
representing Colorado Department of Transportation, was available to answer
committee questions.

Travis Madsen, representing
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, testified in opposition to the bill.



Elizabeth Haskell,
representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition to the
bill.

Krystyn Hartman,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.



Jessica Fenske,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Renee Larrarte, representing Conservation CO, testified in opposition to the bill.

The bill sponsor provided final comments on the bill.

Committee members provided final comments on the bill.

The committee took a brief recess.

The committee came back to order.

The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.

Mr. Irvin Carbajal,
representing Parking Management, testified in opposition to the bill.



Mr. Evghenii Cojocari,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Mr. Chris Rutter,
representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.



Michelle Looney,
representing Lion's Ridge Apartment Homes LLC, testified in opposition
to the bill.

Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Mr. Ryan Harman,
representing themself, testified to amend the bill.



Andrew Hamrick,
representing Colorado Apartment Association, testified to amend the bill.



Piep van Heuven,
representing Colorado Ski Country USA, testified to amend the bill.



Ryan Schneider,
representing BARHA, testified to amend the bill.



Joel Perry, representing
Park It Right, testified to amend the bill.

Carlos Carrasco,
representing Colorado Auto Recovery, testified in a neutral position on
the bill.



Nathan Riley,
representing Public Utilities Commission, was available to answer committee
questions.

Mr. Zach Neumann,
representing Community Economic Defense Project, testified in support of
the bill.



Nancy Flores,
representing 9to5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Martha Manriquez, representing 9to5 Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Dre Chiriboga-Flor, representing Justice for the People Legal Center, testified in support of the bill.

Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.

Bill sponsors responded to questions regarding amendment L.003.

The bill sponsors provided final comments on the bill.

Committee members provided final comments on the bill.

Bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Mr. Carson Covey,
representing Family Voices Colorado, testified in support of the bill.



Dr. Michael Neil,
representing Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified in support
of the bill.



Mr. Nathan Whittington,
representing Colorado Emergency Management Association, testified in support
of the bill.

Bill sponsors provided
final comments on the bill.



All written public
testimony for the meeting can be found in Attachment G.