HB 24-1173 CO

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The act establishes permitting procedures for electric vehicle (EV) charging systems for counties with a population of 20,000 or more (covered county) and municipalities with a population of 10,000 or more (covered municipality). On or before December 31, 2025, a board of county commissioners of a covered county or the governing body of a covered municipality must do one of the following: Adopt an ordinance or resolution that incorporates the same standards and permitting process or less restrictive standards and permitting process as the standards and permitting process described in the Colorado energy office's EV charger permitting model code that the office is required to publish on or before March 31, 2025; Adopt an ordinance or resolution that establishes the covered county's or covered municipality's own objective standards and administrative review process to be used by the covered county or covered municipality permitting agency in the agency's review of EV charger permits, which ordinance or resolution must comply with certain requirements; or Adopt an ordinance or resolution that establishes that the covered county or covered municipality does not intend to adopt the EV charger model code or adopt the standards and administrative review process required by the act, but instead will continue to utilize the covered county's or covered municipality's existing permitting review process for EV charging systems. If a covered county or covered municipality establishes its own objective standards and administrative review process, the covered county or covered municipal permitting agency must provide a checklist to prospective applicants of all requirements that must be included in an application for an EV charger permit. The covered county or covered municipality may deny an application if the application does not comply with the objective standards for EV charging systems set forth by the covered county or covered municipality or for health or safety reasons. A covered county or covered municipality must also notify an EV charger permit applicant of the covered county permitting agency's or covered municipal permitting agency's decision to approve, conditionally approve, or deny an applicant within 3 business days after the date the agency makes such determination. The Colorado energy office, in addition to developing the model code regarding the approval of EV charger permits, is required to provide covered counties and covered municipalities technical assistance in developing and administering the expedited EV charger permitting process. If a board of county commissioners of a covered county or governing body of a covered municipality adopts the model code, it is not subject to the other requirements specified in the act. APPROVED by Governor May 21, 2024 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Alex Valdez Democratic · primary
• Kevin Priola · primary
• Sonya Jaquez Lewis · primary

1. May 21, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 15, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 15, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 15, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 8, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 8, 2024 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Reconsider · lower
7. May 8, 2024 House Recalled Bill From Senate · lower
8. May 8, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee · lower
9. May 8, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
10. May 7, 2024 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
11. May 6, 2024 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/07/2024 - No Amendments · upper
12. May 4, 2024 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
13. Apr 29, 2024 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
14. Apr 24, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy · upper
15. Apr 24, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
16. Apr 23, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
17. Apr 19, 2024 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
18. Apr 18, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
19. Apr 17, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
20. Mar 27, 2024 House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
21. Jan 31, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment · lower