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SB 25-055 CO
Became Law

Youth Involvement in Environmental Justice

CO · session 2025A · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Latest action (May 20, 2025) Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Summary

The environmental justice advisory board in the department of public health and environment (advisory board) advises the environmental justice ombudsperson, develops recommendations related to adverse environmental effects on disproportionately impacted communities, and supports the implementation of a grant program to finance environmental mitigation projects. The act adds to the advisory board a voting youth member and a nonvoting youth member, which members are between 14 and 21 years of age. The act also requires the Colorado energy office (office), on or before December 31, 2025, to develop and post on its website best practices for the adoption and financing of clean energy resources in schools. The office is required to periodically update the best practices and post the updates on its website. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (4)

31 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (15)

  1. May 20, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Apr 29, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Apr 29, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  4. Apr 29, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. Apr 21, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
  6. Apr 17, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  7. Apr 16, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
  8. Apr 15, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  9. Apr 11, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  10. Feb 26, 2025 House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
  11. Feb 6, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment · lower
  12. Feb 5, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  13. Feb 4, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  14. Jan 30, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  15. Jan 16, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper

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