HB 23-1234 CO

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The act creates the streamlined solar permitting and inspection grant program (program) in the Colorado energy office (office), which will grant money to local governments to implement free automated permitting and inspection software for residential solar projects. To fund the program, the act creates the streamlined solar permitting and inspection cash fund (fund), which is annually appropriated to the office, and appropriates $992,709 from the general fund to the fund for fiscal year 2023-24. The act requires the office to administer the program by developing procedures to award money to applicants, establishing a process for applicants to apply for money, requiring applicants to demonstrate expected costs to implement the automated permitting and inspection software, and beginning to approve applicants no later than June 30, 2024. A grantee is encouraged to implement the free automated permitting software within 180 days of receipt of grant money. Grantees are required to report to the office the implementation status of the free automated permitting software one year after being granted the money, and are encouraged to voluntarily report the same information each year thereafter for 4 years. The office is required to report to the house of representatives energy and environment committee, the senate transportation committee, and the joint budget committee the progress of the grant program yearly beginning on January 1, 2025, and continuing until the repeal of the program on July 1, 2034, or until 5 years after the last grant is awarded, whichever comes first. APPROVED by Governor May 11, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Kyle Brown Democratic · primary
• Matt Soper Republican · primary
• Dylan Roberts Democratic · primary
• Perry Will · primary

1. May 11, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 5, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 5, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 4, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 29, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. Apr 28, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. Apr 27, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. Apr 26, 2023 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. Apr 24, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. Apr 19, 2023 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
11. Apr 17, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy · upper
12. Apr 11, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
13. Apr 10, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
14. Apr 3, 2023 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
15. Mar 30, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
16. Mar 16, 2023 House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
17. Mar 8, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment · lower