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Sponsors |
Short Title |
Bill Summary |
Status History |
Position |
| HB08-1025 |
WEISSMANN / TUPA |
Governor's Energy Office |
Statutorily creates the governor's energy office (office) within the office of the governor. Specifies the director as the head of the office. Establishes duties and powers of the office and the director. Makes conforming amendments. |
01/09/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/22/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Pass Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
01/25/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
01/28/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
01/29/2008 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
01/30/2008 House Third Reading Passed
02/04/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
03/03/2008 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/05/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/06/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/07/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
03/12/2008 Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/17/2008 Signed by the President of the Senate
03/17/2008 Sent to the Governor
03/18/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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Monitor |
| HB08-1065 |
MAY M. / TOCHTROP |
County Ordinance Enforcement |
Authorizes a political subdivision of the state to bring a civil action to abate violations of the statute on noise abatement. Authorizes a county to adopt penalty assessment procedures and graduated fine schedules for specified violations. Authorizes a board of county commissioners to designate areas in the unincorporated territory of a county exclusively within which an ordinance applies. Requires the board to set a rational basis for the designation and hold a public hearing prior to making the designation. |
01/09/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government
01/24/2008 House Committee on Local Government Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/28/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
01/29/2008 House Third Reading Passed
02/04/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government
02/12/2008 Senate Committee on Local Government Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/19/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
02/20/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
02/21/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
02/22/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
02/25/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/26/2008 Senate Third Reading Laid Over
02/27/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/28/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
03/04/2008 Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/05/2008 Signed by the President of the Senate
03/06/2008 Sent to the Governor
03/17/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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Monitor |
| HB08-1107 |
LEVY / VEIGA |
Mun Coop REA Electric Energy Efficiency |
Directs cooperative electric associations and municipal utilities serving 5,000 or more customers to engage in conservation and energy efficiency programs and to devote funding equal to 1% of sales revenue in their first year, and 2% in their second and subsequent years, to such efforts. Exempts a utility from the spending requirement in any year in which the utility's retail electricity sales, in megawatt-hours, fall at least 3% below its sales for the immediately preceding year. Requires periodic reports from the utilities to the governor's energy office. Specifies that this act does not extend PUC authority. Makes conforming amendments. |
01/10/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/10/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
02/05/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations
02/22/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Pass Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/26/2008 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/27/2008 House Third Reading Passed
03/04/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
03/26/2008 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Lay Over Amended
04/07/2008 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
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Oppose |
| HB08-1148 |
WITWER & ... / TUPA |
Adverse Possession |
On or after the effective date of the act, in addition to any other requirements specified in current law, specifies that a person may acquire fee simple title to real property by adverse possession only upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
* The person and any predecessors in interest of the person, as applicable, have satisfied all of the elements of a claim for adverse possession required at common law.
* The person claiming by adverse possession, or the person's predecessor in interest, had a good faith belief that the person was the actual owner of the property, and the belief was reasonable under the circumstances. In order to prevail on a claim asserting a claim of title to real property by adverse possession, requires the person asserting the claim to prove each of the elements of the claim by clear and convincing evidence. Exempts certain provisions of the act from a claim for adverse possession for the purpose of establishing a prescriptive easement. Prohibits a person from maintaining an adverse possession claim under circumstances where the claim would deprive certain charitable organizations of title to undeveloped land. Where the person asserting a claim of title to real property by adverse possession prevails on such claim, authorizes the court to determine, based upon the facts and circumstances of the case, whether to award the nonprevailing party an amount representing the fair market value of the property that is the subject of the claim as well as an amount representing any property taxes or other assessments levied on the subject property the nonprevailing party has paid from the commencement of the limitation period. |
01/15/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
02/06/2008 House Committee on Judiciary Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/11/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
02/12/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
02/13/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
02/14/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
02/15/2008 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/18/2008 House Third Reading Passed
02/20/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
03/12/2008 Senate Committee on Judiciary Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/17/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
03/18/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
03/19/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
03/20/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/24/2008
03/24/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/25/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/26/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
03/27/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
03/28/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/31/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/02/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily04/02/2008
04/03/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily04/03/2008
04/03/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/14/2008 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/16/2008 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/16/2008 Sent to the Governor
04/25/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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Monitor |
| HB08-1160 |
SOLANO / SHAFFER & ... |
Net Meter Mun & Rural Electric Utilities |
Repeals the existing law that requires a cooperative electric association (CEA) to provide its customers who generate electricity with a net metering program. Requires municipally owned utilities that serve at least 5,000 customers (MOUs) and CEAs to provide residential customers who generate up to 10 kilowatts from eligible energy resources with a net meter and to provide commercial or industrial customers who generate up to 25 kilowatts from eligible energy resources with a net meter. Requires CEAs and MOUs to credit a customer-generator's excess generation one-to-one against the customer's monthly energy consumption and to account for such excess generation annually or when the customer terminates electrical service. Requires CEAs, MOUs, and qualifying retail utilities subject to the renewable energy standard to provide net metering at nondiscriminatory rates. Specifies interconnection standards. |
01/16/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/29/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/01/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
02/04/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
02/05/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
02/06/2008 House Third Reading Laid Over
02/07/2008 House Third Reading Laid Over
02/08/2008 House Third Reading Laid Over
02/11/2008 House Third Reading Laid Over
02/12/2008 House Third Reading Laid Over
02/13/2008 House Third Reading Passed
02/18/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy
02/28/2008 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/04/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
03/05/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/06/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/07/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
03/12/2008 Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/17/2008 Signed by the President of the Senate
03/17/2008 Sent to the Governor
03/26/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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Neutral |
| HB08-1164 |
SOLANO / SCHWARTZ |
New Solar Energy Technologies |
Declares it to be in the best interests of this state to develop and utilize Colorado's solar resources. Directs the public utilities commission to:
* Encourage utilities to exceed minimum renewable resource standards;
* Give full consideration to the likelihood of new environmental regulation and the risk of higher future costs associated with the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide when it considers utility proposals to acquire resources;
* Consider whether acquisition of utility-scale solar resources is in the public interest, taking into account the associated costs and benefits, and, if so, the appropriate amount of utility-scale solar resources that should be acquired; and
* Periodically review and publish conclusions regarding the operational and economic characteristics of utility-scale solar electric generation technologies. |
01/16/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
02/19/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
03/06/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/11/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
03/12/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
03/13/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
03/14/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
03/17/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
03/18/2008 House Third Reading Passed
03/24/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government
04/08/2008 Senate Committee on Local Government Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
04/10/2008 Senate Committee on Local Government Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/14/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/21/2008
04/21/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily with Amendments
04/22/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/23/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/25/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily04/25/2008
04/25/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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Monitor |
| HB08-1169 |
GARDNER C. / MITCHELL S. |
Renewable Energy Curricula |
Permits the governor's energy office to expend moneys from the clean energy fund to develop community college curricula for alternative and renewable energy job training. Requires the moneys to be provided in a block grant for no more than 5 years. |
01/16/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/16/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
01/24/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/08/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
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Monitor |
| HB08-1170 |
SOPER / TOCHTROP |
Electricians Licensing Apprentice Educ |
Requires an apprentice electrician to be registered in a United States department of labor bureau of apprenticeship and training certified program. Requires an applicant for a master electrician's license to have held a Colorado journeyman's electrician's license for one year prior to applying to be licensed as a master electrician. Specifies that an electrician's license is required for work on electrical equipment powered by solar and other renewable sources. Requires the state electrical board (board) to notify an applicant of his or her examination score. Requires the board to meet with an applicant to review his or her examination score, if requested by the applicant. Establishes a continuing education requirement to be met before renewal of a license. Establishes that one licensed electrician may supervise no more than one apprentice. Requires an electrical contractor to register an apprentice with the board. Allows electrical inspectors to issue a citation or cease-and-desist order, which may include stoppage of work on a project for up to 30 days. |
01/16/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor
02/07/2008 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
02/28/2008 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/04/2008 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/05/2008 House Third Reading Passed
03/10/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology
03/10/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology + Appropriations
03/26/2008 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/16/2008 Senate Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/18/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
04/21/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/22/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/23/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/24/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/28/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily04/28/2008
04/29/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily04/29/2008
04/30/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily04/30/2008
04/30/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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Monitor |
| HB08-1218 |
ROSE |
Allow Counties To Form Power Authority |
In existing statutes allowing cities and towns to contract with each other and with cities and towns in adjacent states for the creation of power authorities, adds counties to the types of governmental entities that may so contract. Makes conforming amendments. |
01/29/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government
02/07/2008 House Committee on Local Government Postpone Indefinitely
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Deliberating |
| HB08-1222 |
MCNULTY / HARVEY |
Expand Renewable Energy Hydroelectricity |
Expands the definition of "renewable energy resources" to include pumped hydroelectricity and low-impact hydroelectricity. |
01/30/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/30/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
02/19/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
02/21/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/26/2008 House Second Reading Referred to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
03/05/2008 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/07/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
03/10/2008 House Third Reading Passed
03/17/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy
03/17/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy + Appropriations
03/20/2008 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/23/2008 Senate Committee on Appropriations Pass Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/25/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
04/28/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed
04/29/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
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Monitor |
| HB08-1227 |
MADDEN / TAPIA |
Sunset Continue Public Utilities Commn |
Sunset Process - House Transportation Committee. Continues the public utilities commission (PUC) for 11 years, until 2019. Gives the PUC authority to impose administrative fines against fixed utilities in addition to its existing authority to impose administrative fines against motor carriers. Allows the PUC to control litigation by the attorney general seeking to recover civil penalties. Exempts rule-making proceedings from requirements relating to ex parte discussion of pending matters with PUC commissioners and administrative law judges. Eliminates obsolete references to telegraph operations and to regulatory issues as to which state action has been preempted by federal law, including railroad-railroad crossings and time limits for pickup and delivery by motor carriers of property. Requires all municipally owned utilities and cooperative electric associations, in addition to investor-owned utilities, to comply with the net metering and customer-generation incentive provisions of "Amendment 37", the 2004 initiated statute. Expressly authorizes the PUC to invite and directs the PUC to consider, when relevant, amicus briefs and other information provided by state agencies (including the department of public health and environment, the division of local government within the department of local affairs, the department of natural resources, and the governor's energy office) in both rule-making and adjudicatory proceedings, whether or not the PUC grants these agencies formal status as intervenors in the proceeding. Expands the statutory directive of the office of consumer counsel to include representation of the social and environmental interests, in addition to the economic interests, of residential, agricultural, and small business consumers of utility service. Harmonizes eligibility requirements for the low-income energy assistance and low-income telephone assistance programs. Establishes that to qualify for either program, a utility customer must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States and a resident of Colorado and must have a household income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level. Requires providers of interconnected voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) service to pay into the Colorado high-cost service mechanism. Shifts the burden of proof in applications for taxicab certificates, from the applicant to those protesting the application, with regard to the question of whether the public convenience and necessity require the issuance of a new certificate within the proposed geographic area of operation. Includes investor-owned water and sewer companies in the definition of a public utility subject to PUC oversight. Makes conforming amendments and removes an obsolete reference. |
01/30/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
01/30/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
02/21/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/07/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
03/11/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
03/12/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
03/13/2008 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments
03/19/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology
03/19/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology + Appropriations
03/24/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology
03/24/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology + Appropriations
04/15/2008 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/16/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology + Appropriations
04/25/2008 Senate Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/29/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
04/30/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
05/01/2008 Senate Third Reading Laid Over
05/02/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments
05/05/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
05/05/2008 First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
05/05/2008 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
05/06/2008 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
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Neutral |
| HB08-1230 |
FISCHER / TAPIA |
Mobile Machinery Comply Tier 2 Emissions |
Establishes the "Colorado Mobile Machinery Emissions Limitations Act of 2008". Requires mobile machinery that uses diesel fuel to meet tier 2 emission standards beginning January 1, 2010, and to meet tier 3 emission standards beginning January 1, 2013. Requires a person operating mobile machinery to certify to the department of public health and environment that the equipment meets the applicable emission standards. Requires the owner of mobile machinery to pay an annual $25 fee upon registration of the mobile machinery. Authorizes the county clerk to retain a portion of the fee. Establishes a per-horsepower fee for mobile machinery that does not meet the applicable emission standards and a penalty for false certifications. Exempts a person operating mobile machinery as part of a farming or ranching operation from the emission control requirements if the person files an affidavit at the time of registration that alleges that the person has an annual adjusted gross income of less than $250,000. Establishes a grant program to assist a person who is purchasing or renovating mobile machinery to meet the applicable emission standards. Creates a mobile machinery grant program board to establish criteria to guide the department of public health and environment's issuance of grants and to establish lists of the types of retrofits of existing mobile machinery and new mobile machinery that meet the new emission requirements. |
01/30/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services
02/14/2008 House Committee on Health and Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
03/06/2008 House Committee on Health and Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
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Oppose |
| HB08-1306 |
RIESBERG / KESTER |
Construction Contract Prompt Payment |
Enacts the "Construction Prompt Payment Reform Act of 2008". Makes a legislative declaration. Establishes the scope of the act. Authorizes a contractor or subcontractor to request a written statement of the owner's ability to fulfill contract obligations and requires the owner to provide the statement. Prohibits the contractor and subcontractor from disclosing the statement. Requires, with some exceptions, construction agreements that require more than one month to complete to provide for progress payments every 30 days upon submission of the invoice. Sets standards and time lines for refusing to pay an invoice and for curing problems. Clarifies that failure to disapprove a progress payment invoice is not a waiver of claims. Requires the owner to pay invoices within 25 days if subcontractors are used or 30 days if not. Requires the contractor to forward progress payments to the subcontractor within 5 days or the end of the 30-day billing cycle. Requires a subcontractor to submit a list of suppliers of goods and services to the contractor with the invoice. Requires the owner, contractor, or subcontractor to pay at least 12% on unpaid invoices. Clarifies that an owner, contractor, or subcontractor may take offsets for specified appropriate failures of the person submitting the invoice. Sets procedures and time lines. Authorizes the owner to contract for greater than 30 days, not to exceed 60 days. Sets procedures for notifying contractors and subcontractors of the extension. Authorizes retaining a portion of the payment to ensure that the work is properly completed, but limits retaining greater than 5% on the first half of the project. Authorizes the subcontractor to request release of the retained fees and requires release within 90 days. Sets standards and time lines for the required release. Clarifies that a release is not a waiver of claims. Requires monthly payment of actual costs on a change directive. Sets standards for calculating actual costs. Authorizes, if an agreement is not reached within 2 months, either actual cost plus 10% overhead and 5% profit or the termination of work on change directives. Sets standards for suspension of performance under a change directive. Authorizes a contractor or subcontractor to suspend performance under a construction agreement. Requires a contractor or subcontractor to resume work if the owner pays the amounts due plus the cost of the suspension. Sets standards and time lines for suspension and resumption of performance. Sets standards for providing notice under the act. Declares agreements in violation of the act void. Prohibits contractual provisions that apply the law of any jurisdiction other than Colorado for real property within the state. |
02/01/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor
02/01/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations
02/21/2008 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/10/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Pass Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/14/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/15/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/16/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/17/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/18/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/21/2008 House Second Reading Lost with Amendments
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Oppose |
| HB08-1338 |
WHITE / KELLER |
DPHE Pub Lands Visibility Monitor Repeal |
Repeals the requirement that the air quality control commission (commission) in the department of public health and environment conduct rule-making hearings to approve public lands emission inventories prepared by either an internal department entity or by a federal land management agency. Repeals the mandate that the commission oversee internal preparation of state lands emission inventories for such hearings. Repeals the requirement that federal land managers formulate and submit ideas for evaluating visibility impairment in class 1 federal areas within Colorado for use in the state implementation plan. |
02/14/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services
03/03/2008 House Committee on Health and Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
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Monitor |
| HB08-1350 |
MADDEN / ROMER |
Facilitate Fin Renewable Energy Projects |
Facilitates the financing of renewable energy projects by local governments and the clean energy development authority. Updates the authority's ability to issue bonds for such projects. Authorizes the removal for cause of members of the board of directors of the authority. |
03/03/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
04/01/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/04/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
04/07/2008 House Third Reading Passed
04/08/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government
04/29/2008 Senate Committee on Local Government Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/01/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily
05/02/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
05/05/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed
05/06/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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Deliberating |
| HB08-1367 |
FRANGAS / MITCHELL S. & ... |
Abandoned Property Nuisance Abatement |
Increases the penalties for vandalism of, and trespassing on, unoccupied residential property, making vandalism and second-degree trespassing class 1 misdemeanors and third-degree trespassing a class 2 misdemeanor. Requires electric, gas, and water utilities to disclose customer address information to local authorities when it appears from utility usage records that a residence has been unoccupied for 60 consecutive days. Grants limited immunity to the utility and its agents for making such disclosures. Allows local authorities and mortgagees to take action to close or block off windows and doors and abate nuisances on unoccupied residential property, including removing weeds, brush, and trash from such properties. Allows mortgagees to be cited for failing to abate nuisances after receiving at least 30 days' notice of their potential liability. Includes the cost of such nuisance abatement efforts in the amounts that may be recovered in a foreclosure action. |
03/17/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government
04/03/2008 House Committee on Local Government Lay Over Amended
04/10/2008 House Committee on Local Government Postpone Indefinitely
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Deliberating |
| HB08-1368 |
BUESCHER / BROPHY |
Tax Prop Used To Prod Renewable Energy |
Clarifies and changes the placement of the sales tax exemption for components used to produce alternating current electricity from a renewable energy source. Specifies that all real and personal property used to produce a specified amount or less of alternating current electricity from a renewable energy source will be valued by the assessor in the county where the property is located in accordance with valuation procedures developed by the property tax administrator. Exempts wind energy facilities from such valuation. Establishes that the property tax administrator shall utilize the procedures adopted for determining the actual value of a renewable energy facility when developing the valuation procedures. |
03/18/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
04/02/2008 House Committee on Finance Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/08/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/09/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/10/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/11/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/14/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
04/15/2008 House Third Reading Passed
04/16/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
04/24/2008 Senate Committee on Finance Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/28/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
04/29/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/30/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
05/02/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily05/02/2008
05/02/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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Monitor |
| HB08-1387 |
BUESCHER / VEIGA |
Low-income Energy Assistance Funding |
Extends funding from the operational account of the severance tax trust fund used for the purpose of providing energy-related assistance to low-income households through direct bill payment assistance and home energy efficiency improvements. Establishes the amounts that are to be transferred for such purposes in state fiscal years 2009-10 through 2013-14, and requires the end balance of the operational account for state fiscal years 2008-09 through 2012-13 to be at least as much as will be initially transferred in the next state fiscal year for such purposes. Defines terms. |
04/02/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
04/02/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance + Appropriations
04/16/2008 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/22/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/23/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/24/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/25/2008 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/28/2008 House Third Reading Passed
04/28/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy
04/28/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy + Appropriations
04/30/2008 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/01/2008 Senate Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/02/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
05/05/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
05/06/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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Support |
| SB08-055 |
HAGEDORN / MADDEN |
Increase Air Pollutant Fees |
Increases fees for:
* The registration of sources of ozone-depleting compounds;
* Emissions of regulated and hazardous air pollutants;
* The filing of air pollutant emission notices; and
* Significant users of prescribed fires. Makes an appropriation. |
01/14/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services
01/14/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations
02/06/2008 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/14/2008 Senate Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/18/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
03/19/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
03/20/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
03/24/2008 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily
03/25/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
03/25/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations
04/07/2008 House Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/16/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Pass Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/18/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/21/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/22/2008 House Second Reading Passed
04/23/2008 House Third Reading Passed
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Monitor |
| SB08-081 |
SCHWARTZ / MADDEN |
Colorado Renewable Energy Authority |
Clarifies the duties of the Colorado renewable energy authority ("authority"). Clarifies the manner in which the authority is required to report to the business affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives and the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate concerning the results achieved by an energy research project. Repeals the requirement that the authority remit to the state treasurer 50% of any revenues received by the authority as a result of the licensing of any patent, trademark, or copyright. |
01/16/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
02/07/2008 Senate Committee on Finance Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/12/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
02/13/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
02/14/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
02/15/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
02/18/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
02/19/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
03/06/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Pass Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/10/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
03/11/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
03/12/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
03/13/2008 House Third Reading Passed
03/14/2008 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
03/31/2008 Signed by the President of the Senate
04/01/2008 Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/01/2008 Sent to the Governor
04/10/2008 Governor Action - Signed
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| SB08-093 |
ISGAR |
Net Metering Cooperative Electric Assn |
Repeals the requirement that a customer pay for the installation of metering equipment to participate in a net metering system. Repeals authorization for a cooperative electric association ("utility") to install additional equipment for net metering. Broadens the utility's authorization to impose a fee, beyond a backup or standby fee, on a net metering system to avoid cost shifting. Changes the threshold at which a utility may refuse to net meter additional customers from 1% of aggregated customer monthly peak demand to 1% of average monthly peak demand. Requires a utility that net meters a customer to give retail credit for electricity generated and consumed by the customer and at least wholesale credit for electricity generated but not consumed. Requires a utility to negotiate the terms of a net metering system that exceeds 25 kilowatts. Requires a customer who generates electricity to indemnify the utility for damage done to the utility's equipment from the net metering system. |
01/21/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs
02/13/2008 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
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| SB08-094 |
BACON / POMMER |
Urban Renewal & Community Dev |
Amends the "Urban Renewal Law" (URL) to:
* Enable municipalities to create community development authorities.
* Enable authorities created under the URL to undertake community development projects and to submit community development plans.
* Require a community development project to advance a specified number of the following objectives:
* Creating ongoing employment opportunities;
* Strengthening the local tax base;
* Inducing private business to locate in or remain in the municipality;
* Utilizing renewable energy or clean energy;
* Mitigating environmental contamination of buildings or property;
* Providing affordable housing;
* Providing transit facilities; or
* Providing regional infrastructure that benefits the community as well as the area to be developed or redeveloped.
* Prohibit an authority from acquiring private property by eminent domain in connection with a community development project.
* Prohibit an urban renewal area from containing agricultural land unless certain conditions specified in the act have been satisfied.
* Prohibit an authority from commencing work on a community development project for a community development area unless certain conditions specified in the act have been satisfied. Prohibits the governing body of the municipality from approving a community development plan until a general plan for the municipality has been prepared. Prohibits an authority from acquiring real property for a community development project unless the local governing body has approved the community development plan in accordance with the provisions of the act.
* Require the governing body of the municipality, prior to its approval of a community development plan, to submit the plan to the planning commission of the municipality, if any, for its review and recommendations as to the conformity of the proposed community development plan with the general or master plan of the municipality. Requires the planning commission to submit its written recommendations on the proposed community development plan to the governing body. Requires the governing body to hold a hearing on the proposed community development plan. Specifies requirements applicable to the hearing.
* Specify requirements applicable to the approval or modification of a community development plan.
* Specify that, upon the approval by the governing body of a community development plan or a substantial modification to the plan, the provisions of the plan with respect to the land area, land use, design, building requirements, timing, or procedure applicable to the property covered by the plan are controlling with respect to such property.
* Authorize a community development plan to contain provisions allowing for tax increment financing subject to the conditions specified in the act.
* Clarify that the requirements of the act do not affect action undertaken prior to the passage of the act. Defines terms. Makes legislative findings and declarations. Makes conforming amendments. |
01/21/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government
02/21/2008 Senate Committee on Local Government Postpone Indefinitely
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| SB08-184 |
ROMER / LEVY |
Colorado Clean Energy Finance Program |
Creates the Colorado clean energy finance program (program) to provide below market-rate clean energy loans in limited amounts to homeowners for the purpose of financing home repairs, additions, or improvements that will improve the energy efficiency of homes or allow homes to use more energy from renewable rather than nonrenewable sources (clean energy improvements). Requires the governor's energy office (office) to oversee the program, select a program administrator (administrator) to issue clean energy loans, directly market the program to the general public, and develop and operate or contract with the administrator for the development and operation of a quality assurance, measurement, and verification program for the program. Creates a clean energy program fund (program fund) and creates loan buy-down and loan loss reserve accounts within the program fund. Specifies that the program fund and accounts shall consist of moneys appropriated thereto by the general assembly. Requires interest and income earned on the deposit and investment of moneys in the program fund and accounts to be used to make new clean energy loans. Requires the office to expend moneys in the loan buy-down account to buy down the interest rate on clean energy loans issued to income-qualified borrowers and to expend moneys in the loan loss reserve account to compensate the administrator for losses from uncollectible clean energy loans written off by the administrator. Requires the state treasurer to periodically transfer moneys from the loan buy-down account to the loan loss reserve account to ensure that the balance of the loan loss reserve account is maintained at a specified level. Requires the administrator to generate capital to issue clean energy loans by issuing bonds or other notes payable from clean energy loan payments, and authorizes the state treasurer to invest up to a specified amount of state moneys in the bonds or other notes. Requires the administrator to recruit, select, screen, train, and certify contractors, make clean energy loans to qualified borrowers, including clean energy loans at specified below-market interest rates to income-qualified borrowers, and issue annual reports regarding its administration of the program. Specifies an annual deadline for and information to be included in the annual reports, and also specifies an annual deadline for the office to report to specified committees of the general assembly regarding the program. Defines terms. |
02/26/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy
02/26/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy + Appropriations
03/06/2008 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/11/2008 Senate Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/16/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
04/17/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
04/18/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/21/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/21/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
04/24/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/25/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Amended
04/29/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/29/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments
04/30/2008 House Third Reading Passed
05/02/2008 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily05/02/2008
05/05/2008 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily05/05/2008
05/05/2008 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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| SB08-186 |
JOHNSON / LEVY |
CO Carbon Fund Special License Plates |
Authorizes Colorado carbon fund special license plates for motor vehicles that do not exceed 16,000 pounds, conditioned upon a donation to the Colorado carbon fund established by the governor's energy office. Integrates the new special license plates into existing provisions authorizing issuance of the special license plates to persons who pay the appropriate fees, plus 2 one-time fees equaling $50, and credits $25 to the highway users tax fund and $25 to the licensing services cash fund. |
02/26/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation
02/26/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation + Appropriations
03/06/2008 Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/28/2008 Senate Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/01/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
04/02/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
04/03/2008 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/04/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
04/04/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy + Appropriations
04/10/2008 House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/18/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Pass Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/22/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/23/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/24/2008 House Second Reading Laid Over
04/25/2008 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed
04/28/2008 House Third Reading Passed
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2008 CO Legislature 
