SB 25-055 CO Became Law
Youth Involvement in Environmental Justice
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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)
- Faith Winter · primary
- Janice Marchman Democratic · primary
- Junie Joseph Democratic · primary
- Jennifer Bacon Democratic · primary
31 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Ball Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kolker Democratic · cosponsor
- D. Michaelson Jenet · cosponsor
- T. Sullivan Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Weissman Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Carter Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Lieder Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Mabrey Democratic · cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Sirota Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Story Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Valdez Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Velasco Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Willford Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (15)
- May 20, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 29, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Apr 29, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 29, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 21, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
- Apr 17, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 16, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
- Apr 15, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 11, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Feb 26, 2025 House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
- Feb 6, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment · lower
- Feb 5, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Feb 4, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Jan 30, 2025 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Jan 16, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
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