Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB181 Compare Versions

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1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REENGROSSED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the House of Introduction
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 25-0397.01 Josh Schultz x5486
8	8		SENATE BILL 25-181
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10	10		Business, Labor, & Technology
11	11		Appropriations
12	12		A BILL FOR AN ACT
13	13		C
14	14		ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE JUST TRANSITION ADVISORY101
15	15		COMMITTEE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , IMPLEMENTING102
16	16		THE RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN THE 2024 SUNSET103
17	17		REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES .104
18	18		Bill Summary
19	19		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
20	20		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
21	21		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
22	22		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
23	23		http://leg.colorado.gov/
24	24		.)
25	25		Sunset Process - Senate Business, Labor, and Technology
26	26		Committee. The bill implements the recommendation of the department
27	27		of regulatory agencies in its sunset review and report on the just transition
28	28		SENATE
29		-	3rd Reading Unamended
30		-	April 17, 2025
31		-	SENATE
32	29		Amended 2nd Reading
33	30		April 15, 2025
34	31		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
35		-	Roberts and Winter F., Catlin, Hinrichsen, Amabile, Bridges, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J.,
36		-	Jodeh, Kipp, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman
	32	+	Roberts and Winter F., Catlin, Hinrichsen
37	33		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
38	34		Lieder and Lukens,
39	35		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
40	36		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
41	37		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. advisory committee (advisory committee) to continue the advisory
42	38		committee. The advisory committee is scheduled to repeal on September
43	39		1, 2025, but the bill continues the advisory committee indefinitely.
44	40		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
45	41		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1203, repeal2
46	42		(16)(a)(V); and add (21)(a)(II)
47	43		as follows:3
48	44		2-3-1203. Sunset review of advisory committees - legislative4
49	45		declaration - definition - repeal. (16) (a) The following statutory5
50	46		authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on6
51	47		September 1, 2025:7
52	48		(V) The just transition advisory committee created in section8
53	49		8-83-503 (6);9
54	50		(21) (a) The following statutory authorizations for designated10
55	51		advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2030:11
56	52		(II) T
57	53		HE JUST TRANSITION ADVISORY COMMI TTEE CREATED IN
58	54		12
59	55		SECTION 8-83-503 (6).13
60	56		SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-83-503, amend14
61	57		(3)(a), (4) introductory portion, (6)(a), (6)(c) introductory portion, (6)(d)15
62	58		introductory portion, (6)(e)(III)(A), and (6)(i); repeal (6)(b); and add16
63	59		(3)(a.5) and (6)(e.5) as follows:17
64	60		8-83-503. Just transition office - advisory committee. (3) It is18
65	61		the purpose of the office to:19
66	62		(a) Identify or estimate, to the extent practicable, the timing and20
67	63		location of facility closures and job layoffs in coal-related industries and21
68	64		their impact on affected workers, businesses, and coal transition22
69	65		communities and make recommendations to the just transition advisory23
70	66		committee, as part of its work outlined in subsection (6) of this section,24
71	67		181-2- as to how the office can most effectively respond to these economic1
72	68		dislocations REGULARLY CONSULT WITH THE JUST TRANSITION ADVISORY2
73	69		COMMITTEE CREATED IN SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION ON ISSUES3
74	70		RELATED TO ADDRESSING THESE IMPACTS IN A MANNER THAT BEST4
75	71		ENSURES CONTINUED ECONOMIC STABILITY AND PROSPERITY FOR5
76	72		IMPACTED WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES DURING AND AFTER THE6
77	73		TRANSITION AWAY FROM COAL AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER ;7
78	74		(a.5) D
79	75		EVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PLANS TO MAXIMIZE THE
80	76		8
81	77		ECONOMIC STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF COAL WORKERS AND9
82	78		COMMUNITIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES OUTLINED IN OR10
83	79		CONSISTENT WITH THIS PART 5, GIVING STRONG CONSIDERATION TO11
84	80		STRATEGIES RECOMMENDED BY THE JUST TRANSITION ADVISORY12
85	81		COMMITTEE;13
86	82		(4) Based on the draft just transition plan recommended by14
87	83		PRIMARILY ON THE ADVICE OF AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM the JUST15
88	84		TRANSITION advisory committee, pursuant to subsection (6) of this16
89	85		section, and with the approval of the executive director of the department17
90	86		and the executive director of the department of local affairs, on or before18
91	87		December 31, 2020, the director shall submit to the governor and the19
92	88		general assembly a just transition plan for Colorado. T
93	89		HE DIRECTOR
94	90		20
95	91		SHALL SUBMIT UPDATES TO THE PLAN AS NEEDED . This plan, AND ANY21
96	92		UPDATES TO THE PLAN, must include, at a minimum:22
97	93		(6) (a) There is hereby created the just transition advisory23
98	94		committee to develop and recommend a just transition plan for the state24
99	95		of Colorado
100	96		AND TO ADVISE THE OFFICE OF JUST TRANSITION CONCERNING
101	97		25
102	98		THE OFFICE'S ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PART 5.26
103	99		(b) On or before July 1, 2020, the advisory committee shall27
104	100		181
105	101		-3- present a draft just transition plan to the executive director of the1
106	102		department and the executive director of the department of local affairs.2
107	103		(c) In developing the draft just transition plan ADVISING AND3
108	104		MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF JUST TRANSITION , the4
109	105		advisory committee shall consider options to:5
110	106		(d) In developing the draft just transition plan THE ADVISORY6
111	107		COMMITTEE'S ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS , the advisory committee7
112	108		shall identify and consider:8
113	109		(e) The advisory committee consists of the following members:9
114	110		(III) The following members appointed by the director:10
115	111		(A) Three FIVE representatives of coal transition workers, AT11
116	112		LEAST ONE OF WHOM MUST WORK AT A COAL MINE AND AT LEAST ONE OF12
117	113		WHOM MUST WORK AT AN ELECTRIC UTILITY ;13
118	114		(e.5) T
119	115		HE DIRECTOR SHALL ENSURE THAT THE COMPOSITION OF
120	116		14
121	117		THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (6)(e) OF THIS15
122	118		SECTION IS AS GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE AS POSSIBLE , INCLUDING16
123	119		MEMBERS FROM EACH TIER ONE TRANSITION COMMUNITY .17
124	120		(i) This subsection (6) is repealed, effective September 1, 202518
125	121		2030. Before the repeal, this subsection (6) is scheduled for review in19
126	122		accordance with section 2-3-1203.20
127	123		SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act21
128	124		takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the22
129	125		ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except23
130	126		that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V24
131	127		of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this25
132	128		act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take26
133	129		effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in27
134	130		181
135	131		-4- November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the1
136	132		official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.2
137	133		181
138	134		-5-