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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-182

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date May 5, 2026       Location Old State Library

SB26-182 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
05:24:37 PM  
Minority Leader Caldwell and Representative Paschal, co-prime bill sponsors, introduced and explained Senate Bill 26-182. The bill allows a municipally owned utility that cannot meet its previously filed clean energy plan’s emission reduction goals to submit a revised plan to the Department of Public Health and Environment. The bill sponsors provided written comments on the bill, which can be found as Attachment H.  
05:29:59 PM  
April Speake, representing Colorado Springs Utilities - Project COPE, testified in support of the bill. Daniel Hodges, representing Colorado Springs Utilities, spoke on behalf of Alex Baird, in support of the bill. Nicole Means, representing Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities, testified in support of the bill. Somer Mese, representing Colorado Springs Utilities, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Matthew Gerhart, representing Sierra Club, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
05:46:12 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee. Written public testimony can be found as Attachment I.
05:47:19 PM  
Bill sponsors provided final comments on the bill.
05:53:35 PM  
Committee members provided final comments on the bill.

05:56:31 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-182 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Paschal
Seconded Stewart R.
Boesenecker Yes
Brooks Yes
Caldwell Yes
Jackson Excused
Lindsay Excused
Nguyen Yes
Paschal Yes
Phillips Yes
Suckla Yes
Velasco Yes
Weinberg Yes
Stewart R. Yes
Froelich Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS