S_FIN_2024A 05/02/2024 02:19:57 PM Committee Summary

Senators Priola and Winter presented SB24-229, which modifies regulations and enforcement criteria regarding ozone precursor emissions.

Jeff Robbins, representing Energy & Carbon Management Commission, Department of Natural Resources, testified in support of the bill. Trisha Oeth, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Bhargavi Chekuri, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Rebecca Curry, representing Earthjustice, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Charles Perko, representing United Steelworkers , testified in support of the bill. Michael Ogletree, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, was available to answer committee questions. The panelists responded to committee questions.

Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Ramesh Bhatt, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Matt Scherr, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Andrew Forkes-Gudmundson, representing Earthworks, testified in support of the bill.

Diana Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Dan Haley, representing Colorado Oil and Gas Association, testified to amend the bill. Tiffany Dickenson, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to committee questions.

Chris McGowne, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Trisha Fanning, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Jan Rose, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to committee questions.

Senator Priola requested that SB 24-165 be postponed indefinitely.

Ms. Rebekah Hernandez, representing Colorado Restaurant Association, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Chris Howes, representing Colorado Retail Council , testified in support of the bill. Mr. Steve Findley, representing Colorado Beer Distributors Association, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Michelle Stone-Principato, representing Colorado Department of Revenue - Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division, testified in support of the bill. Krystyn Hartman, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to committee questions.

Ms. Micki Hackenberger, representing Wine & Spirit Wholesalers of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Jeremy Bronson, representing Colorado Event Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Sam DeWitt, representing Brewers Association, testified in support of the bill. Scott Chase, representing CO Liquor Stores United , testified to amend the bill. Elizabeth Haskell, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to committee questions.

John Manino, Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Kay Kelly, representing Colorado Department of Transportation , testified in support of the bill. Heather Disney Dugan, representing Colorado Parks and Wildlife, testified in support of the bill.

Danny Katz, representing CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group), testified in support of the bill. Ms. Tarn Udall, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill. Matt Frommer, representing Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Frank Bruno, representing Via Mobility Services, testified in support of the bill. Ann Rajewski, representing Colorado Association of Transit Agencies, testified in support of the bill. Jaime Lewis, representing Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to committee questions.

Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Tiffany Dickenson, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Commissioner-Jennifer OHearon, representing Board of County Commissioners of Rio Blanco County, Colorado, testified to amend the bill.

Chris McGowne, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jeter Thomas, representing Caerus Oil and Gas, testified in opposition to the bill. Trisha Fanning, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Edward Ingve, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ed Ingve, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to committee questions.

Natalie Menten, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Heidi Humphreys, representing Colorado Department of Revenue, testified in support of the bill. Josh Pens, representing Colorado Department of Revenue, was available to answer committee questions.

Christopher Howes, representing NWRA, testified in support of the bill. Carrie Hackenberger testified in support in the bill. Jeff Stalter, representing Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill.  

Caroline Nutter, representing Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill.  Written testimony for the bill is included as Attachment I.

Senator Gonzales responded to committee questions.

Mr. Michael Gifford, representing AGC Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Eve Lieberman, representing OEDIT, was available to answer committee questions.

Ms. Melissa Flanell, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Christopher Runyan, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Duke Grimes, representing MId-States Distributing, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Ian Escalante, representing Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testified in opposition to the bill. Robert Lopez, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Craig Williams, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Mario Acevedo, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to committee questions.

Mr. Nephi Cole, representing National Shooting Sports Foundation, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Michelle Martinez-Collins, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Shawn Veatch, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Thomas Coleman, representing EZCORP, Inc. , testified to amend the bill. Mr. Nate Randall, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Mark Olson, representing BluCore Shooting Center, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. James Seifert, representing themself, was available to answer committee questions. Mr. Gregory Collins, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill.