HB 25-1267: Support for Statewide Energy Strategies

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act requires the director of the division of oil and public safety in the department of labor and employment (division) to adopt rules concerning retail electric vehicle charging that set forth minimum standards relating to specifications and tolerances for retail electric vehicle charging equipment and methods of retail sale at publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations to promote consistency in the marketplace by July 1, 2026, and to enforce the rules beginning July 1, 2027. The act broadens the allowable uses of money in the electric vehicle grant fund within the Colorado energy office to include: Operational and policy work to support electric vehicle adoption, electric vehicle charging, and affordable, clean electricity for electric motor vehicles, including covering the administrative costs of this work; and Support for the development and enforcement of retail electric vehicle charging rules by the division. The act also broadens the allowable uses of money in the community impact cash fund within the department of public health and environment to include environmental equity and cumulative impact analyses. The act also requires the community access enterprise within the Colorado energy office to reduce the amount of the community access retail delivery fee that it imposes as necessary to ensure that the enterprise does not collect more than $100 million in total fee revenue prior to June 30, 2026. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $225,320 is appropriated to the department of labor and employment for use by the division for personal services and operating expenses. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds received from the office of the governor that are continuously appropriated to the Colorado energy office from the electric vehicle grant fund. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. May 24, 2025Governor Signed
2. May 9, 2025Sent to the Governor
3. May 8, 2025Signed by the Speaker of the House
4. May 8, 2025Signed by the President of the Senate
5. May 7, 2025House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6. May 6, 2025House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
7. May 6, 2025Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
8. May 5, 2025Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
9. May 2, 2025Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/05/2025 - No Amendments
10. April 30, 2025Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
11. April 28, 2025Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
12. April 22, 2025Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy

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