HB 25-1126 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Public Utilities Commission Membership Geographic Representation

Summary

The bill increases the membership of the public utilities commission from 3 to 5, with 2 of the commissioners representing the state at large and 3 representing one district each. The 3 districts are defined to include named counties, with one consisting of the Denver metro area, one of the western region of the state, and one of the eastern region of the state.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced (01/28/2025) → PA1 (03/18/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a new provision allowing Public Utilities Commission members to hold virtual meetings during a specific period, and to add a new subsection to the statute. The bill also changed committee assignments from Energy & Environment to Finance and Appropriations, and made minor formatting corrections throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by adding a new provision about virtual meetings for commission members, and the committee jurisdiction was changed from Energy & Environment to Finance and Appropriations.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision (Section 1(4)) allowing Public Utilities Commission members to hold virtual meetings from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with this provision set to be repealed on July 1, 2028.

TECHNICAL

Changed committee assignments from Energy & Environment to Finance and Appropriations.

Added a new subsection (4) to the statute list in Section 1, changing the amendment instructions to include subsection (4) in addition to (1)(c) and (1)(d).

Corrected formatting and numbering throughout the document, including page headers and section numbering.

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Committee

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Unamended to Finance

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors