Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 25-139: Grocery & Utility Bill Reduction Measures
Introduced Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 25-139 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Grocery & Utility Bill Reduction Measures. Primary sponsor: Mark Baisley (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2025): Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely.
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Sections 1 through 3 of the bill include nuclear energy in the definitions of "clean energy" and "clean energy resource". Sections 4 and 5 repeal the Colorado circular communities enterprise and user fees created in House Bill 24-1449, enacted in 2024, to replace the front range waste diversion enterprise and user fees created in Senate Bill 19-192, enacted in 2019. Section 6 repeals the 10-cent paper carryout bag fee created in House Bill 21-1162, enacted in 2021. Section 7 repeals the confinement standards for egg-laying hens whose eggs are sold in Colorado, which standards were created in House Bill 20-1343, enacted in 2020. Section 8 repeals the authorization for counties and municipalities to collect special sales taxes on nicotine products, which authorization was created in House Bill 19-1033, enacted in 2019. Section 9 repeals the energy assistance system benefit charge created in House Bill 21-1105, enacted in 2021. Section 10 repeals the retail delivery fee created in Senate Bill 21-260, enacted in 2021. Sections 11 through 45 make conforming amendments. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Baisley | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 4 |
| Scott Bright | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 13 |
| John Carson | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 30 |
| Marc Catlin | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 5 |
| Lisa Frizell | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 2 |
| Barbara Kirkmeyer | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 23 |
| Larry Liston | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 10 |
| P. Lundeen | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Rod Pelton | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 35 |
| Byron Pelton | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 1 |
| Janice Rich | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 7 |
| Cleave Simpson | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 6 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs