HB 1303 CO
Technical Changes to Energy & Carbon Management Statutes
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Summary
This bill makes technical corrections to Colorado's energy and carbon management statutes. It updates the references for welder certification exams required by the energy and carbon management commission, replacing an exam reference that does not apply to welders with exams that are actually used in the oil and gas industry. The bill also standardizes terminology by changing references from "oil and gas operations" to "energy and carbon management operations" in certain contexts to ensure consistency with the commission's regulatory authority. These are administrative changes intended to clarify and align the state's regulations.
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Official abstract
Current law requires the energy and carbon management commission (commission) to adopt rules to require certification for welders working on oil and gas process lines, including rules that require passing an exam. The act changes the reference to the welder exam from 'the International Code Council Exam F31, national standard journeyman mechanical, or an analogous successor exam', which is not applicable to welders, to certain other examinations that are applicable to welders in the oil and gas industry. In certain instances, the act changes 'oil and gas operations' to 'energy and carbon management operations' to ensure uniformity of terminology and to align statutory references to 'operations' to those operations that are within the scope of the commission's regulatory authority.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (7)
- B. Bradley Republican · sponsor
- M. Carter Democratic · sponsor
- M. Ball Democratic · sponsor
- M. Catlin Republican · sponsor
- C. Espenoza Democratic · sponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · sponsor
- J. Rich Republican · sponsor
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (12)
- May 5, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 28, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Apr 28, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 28, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 7, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 6, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 19, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
- Mar 16, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 13, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 12, 2026 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Feb 27, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
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