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H_THL_2025A 03/25/2025 12:40:21 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date 03/25/2025
Attendance
Barron X
Boesenecker X
Jackson *
Lindsay *
Paschal X
Phillips X
Richardson X
Rutinel X
Suckla X
Woodrow X
Woog X
Stewart R. X
Froelich X
Time 12:40:21 PM to 05:36:10 PM
Place LSB A
This Meeting was called to order by Froelich
This Report was prepared by Dan Graeve
Hearing Items Action Taken
SB25-141 Postponed Indefinitely
HB25-1295 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
HB25-1292 Amended, referred to House Finance
HB25-1198 Amended, referred to House Appropriations

SB25-141 - Postponed Indefinitely
12:40:33 PM  
Assistant Minority Leader Winter, prime bill sponsor, introduced Senate Bill 25-141 to the committee. The bill exempts small municipalities from adopting certain energy codes.
12:44:18 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
12:44:34 PM  
Mr. Parks Barroso,
representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in opposition to the
bill. Ms. Jessie Burley, representing Colorado Communities for Climate
Action and the Town of Breckenridge, testified in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Jonathan Staufer, representing Town of Vail, testified in opposition
to the bill. Paul Sherman, representing Conservation Colorado, testified
in opposition to the bill. Lauren Swain, representing PSR Colorado, testified
in opposition to the bill. Mr. Jonny Kocher, representing RMI, testified
in opposition to the bill.
01:00:35 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
01:06:59 PM  
Brittany Dixon, representing
Club 20, testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Amy Johnson, representing
Kit Carson Rural Development, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Heather
Stauffer, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support
of the bill.
01:15:29 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
01:18:39 PM  
Bill sponsor provided final comments on the bill.
01:23:44 PM  
Committee members provided final comments on the bill.


01:30:23 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-141 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Stewart R.
Seconded Richardson
Barron Yes
Boesenecker No
Jackson Excused
Lindsay No
Paschal No
Phillips No
Richardson Yes
Rutinel No
Suckla Yes
Woodrow Yes
Woog Yes
Stewart R. No
Froelich No
YES: 5   NO: 7   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL


01:30:47 PM
 Motion Postpone Senate Bill 25-141 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 Stewart R.
Seconded Boesenecker
Barron No
Boesenecker Yes
Jackson Excused
Lindsay Yes
Paschal Yes
Phillips Yes
Richardson No
Rutinel Yes
Suckla No
Woodrow No
Woog No
Stewart R. Yes
Froelich Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 5   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB25-1295 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

01:31:13 PM  
Representative Rutinel,
prime bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 25-1295 to the committee. The
bill requires local governments to issue reciprocal licenses and permits
to food trucks operating across jurisdictions and prohibits certain zoning
restrictions. The bill sponsor distributed written materials to the committee
that can be found as Attachment A.  
01:33:23 PM  
The bill sponsor
described amendments L.003, L.005, L.006, L.007, L.008, and L.009 to the
committee. The amendments can be found as Attachments B through G, respectively.
 
01:39:03 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
01:49:23 PM  
Ashley Stolzmann,
representing Colorado Counties, Inc. (Boulder County Commissioner), testified
in opposition to the bill. Danica Lee, representing the City and County
of Denver, testified in opposition to the bill. Reagan Shane, representing
Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill. Elizabeth
Haskell, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in opposition
to the bill. Amy Mitchell, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. (Park County
Commissioner), testified in opposition to the bill.
02:01:07 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
02:03:19 PM  

Cammie Grant, representing Thornton, testified in opposition to the bill. Dianna Orf, representing Associated Governments of NW Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Steven Parker, representing Fire Marshal Association of Colorado, testified to amend the bill.

02:22:57 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
02:23:09 PM  
Ms. Hunter Nelson,
representing Small Business Majority, testified in support of the bill.
Ms. Maria Zubia, representing Adelante Community Development, testified
in support of the bill. Ms. Maria Gonzalez, representing Adelante Community
Development, testified in support of the bill. David Sevcik, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill.
02:39:40 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
02:40:00 PM  
Rebekah Hernandez,
representing Colorado Restaurant Association, testified in support of the
bill. Maximo Valdez, representing themself, testified in support of the
bill.
02:50:15 PM  
The bill sponsor introduced and discussed amendments to the bill.


02:51:32 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment B)
Moved Paschal
Seconded Jackson
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
02:52:12 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee regarding amendment L.005.


02:55:38 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C)
Moved Rutinel
Seconded Jackson
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
YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


02:56:59 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment D)
Moved Rutinel
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
YES: 9   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
02:57:40 PM  
The bill sponsor
introduced and explained amendments L.008 and L.007. L.008 amends amendment
L.007. The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.


03:01:22 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment F)
Moved Rutinel
Seconded Froelich
Barron No
Boesenecker Yes
Jackson Yes
Lindsay Yes
Paschal No
Phillips No
Richardson No
Rutinel Yes
Suckla No
Woodrow Yes
Woog No
Stewart R. Yes
Froelich Yes
YES: 7   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


03:02:21 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment E)
Moved Rutinel
Seconded Froelich
Barron No
Boesenecker Yes
Jackson Yes
Lindsay Yes
Paschal No
Phillips No
Richardson No
Rutinel Yes
Suckla No
Woodrow Yes
Woog No
Stewart R. Yes
Froelich Yes
YES: 7   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:03:01 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.


03:04:40 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment G)
Moved Rutinel
Seconded Froelich
Barron No
Boesenecker Yes
Jackson Yes
Lindsay Yes
Paschal No
Phillips No
Richardson No
Rutinel Yes
Suckla No
Woodrow Yes
Woog No
Stewart R. Yes
Froelich Yes
YES: 7   NO: 6   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
03:05:10 PM  
The bill sponsor provided final comments on the bill.
03:07:59 PM  
Committee members
provided final comments on the bill.



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


03:15:21 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1295, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Rutinel
Seconded Froelich
Barron No
Boesenecker Yes
Jackson Yes
Lindsay Yes
Paschal Yes
Phillips No
Richardson No
Rutinel Yes
Suckla No
Woodrow Yes
Woog No
Stewart R. Yes
Froelich Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB25-1292 - Amended, referred to House Finance

03:15:32 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.
03:20:06 PM  
The committee came
back to order.
03:20:49 PM  
Representative Boesenecker,
prime bill sponsor, introduced House Bill 25-1292 to the committee. The
bill establishes criteria for the development of utility corridors and
requires a study on state highway corridors and high voltage transmission
development. The bill sponsor distributed amendments L.001 and L.002, which
can be found as Attachments I and J.
03:25:01 PM  
The bill sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
03:25:19 PM  
Sara Orange, representing
the Clean Air Task Force, testified in support of the bill. Duncan Gilchrist,
representing the Nature Conservancy, testified in support of the bill.
Tim Miller, representing Colorado Farm Bureau, testified in support of
the bill. Mr. Randy Satterfield, representing NextGen Highways, testified
in support of the bill. Mr. Jonathan Staufer, representing Colorado Communities
for Climate Action and Town of Vail, testified in support of the bill.
03:35:13 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
03:37:16 PM  
Nick Wagner, representing
Black Hills Energy, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Steve Gray, representing
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc, testified in opposition
to the bill. Jennifer Chester, representing Xcel Energy, testified to amend
the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified to amend the
bill.
03:48:44 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
03:51:04 PM  
Tyler Garret, representing Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, testified in support of the bill.
03:53:31 PM  
Brien Webster, representing
Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Scott Hudson,
representing Sierra Club Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Maury
Galbraith, representing Colorado Electric Transmission Authority, testified
in support of the bill. Emily Haddaway, representing Colorado Department
of Transportation, responded to questions from the committee. Rob Martindale,
representing Colorado Department of Transportation, responded to questions
from the committee.
04:04:00 PM  
Committee discussion continued.
04:18:07 PM  
The bill sponsor introduced amendment L.001 and L.002 to the committee.


04:18:57 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment I)
Moved Boesenecker
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


04:19:24 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment J)
Moved Boesenecker
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
04:19:26 PM  

Bill sponsor provided final comments. Written public testimony on the bill can be found as Attachment K.
04:22:14 PM  
Committee members
provided final comments on the bill.  


04:24:30 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 25-1292, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Boesenecker
Seconded Stewart R.
Barron Yes
Boesenecker Yes
Jackson Yes
Lindsay Yes
Paschal Yes
Phillips Yes
Richardson No
Rutinel Yes
Suckla Yes
Woodrow Yes
Woog No
Stewart R. Yes
Froelich Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 2   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



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


05:36:10 PM   The committee adjourned.






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