HB 25-1269 CO

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The act updates energy use benchmarking and performance standard requirements for owners of certain buildings (covered building owners), including: A requirement to meet 2040 performance standards, as adopted by the air quality control commission (commission), in consultation with the Colorado energy office (office) and in consideration of recommendations made by a task force convened by the office; Authorizing an alternative compliance mechanism for covered building owners to comply with certain performance standards; and Updating civil penalties owed for a violation of the benchmarking requirements to an amount up to $577 for a first violation and up to $2,300 for each subsequent violation and, on and after January 1, 2030, updating civil penalties owed for a violation of the performance standard requirements to an amount up to $2,300 for every 30 days that the covered building owner is in violation and up to $5,800 for every 30 days for a subsequent violation. The commission shall adopt rules to annually adjust the penalty amounts for inflation.The act also creates a building decarbonization enterprise (enterprise) to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, and other programmatic assistance to covered building owners to effectively and efficiently implement building decarbonization measures, including energy efficiency measures, electrification measures, energy upgrades, and participation in utility on-bill repayment programs. The enterprise is authorized to impose and collect from covered building owners an annual building decarbonization fee to cover the enterprise's costs in providing the financial, technical, and programmatic assistance. The fees are credited to the building decarbonization enterprise cash fund (cash fund) for use by the enterprise to implement the act.The act clarifies that a local government is not required to adopt an energy code solely as a result of having adopted a wildfire resiliency code.For state fiscal year 2025-26, $3 million is appropriated from the cash fund to the office of the governor for use by the office for the enterprise's implementation of the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Jenny Willford Democratic · primary
• Alex Valdez Democratic · primary
• Matt Ball Democratic · primary
• Cathy Kipp Democratic · primary

1. May 20, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 16, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 16, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 16, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 7, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 7, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
7. May 7, 2025 Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments · upper
8. May 7, 2025 Senate Recalled Bill From House · upper
9. May 6, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
10. May 6, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
11. May 5, 2025 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
12. May 2, 2025 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
13. May 1, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
14. Apr 29, 2025 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
15. Apr 24, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
16. Apr 23, 2025 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
17. Apr 22, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
18. Apr 15, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
19. Apr 11, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
20. Mar 27, 2025 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
21. Mar 6, 2025 House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Finance · lower
22. Feb 18, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment · lower