Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB05-1162

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR

Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment B). She explain
Moved to refer HB 1162, as amended, to the Committ		PASS
PASS



10:41 AM -- House Bill 05-1162

Representative Borodkin explained the provisions of HB 1162 concerning energy efficiency standards for specified devices. She distributed a proposed amendment (L.001 - Attachment B) and a letter from the Mayor of Denver in support of the bill (Attachment C). She responded to questions from the committee.

The following individuals testified:

10:45 AM -- Howard Geller, Executive Director, South West Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), spoke in support of the bill and responded to questions about what products are covered in the bill. He stated that the 15 products in this bill are not currently covered by federal standards. He responded to additional questions from the committee. Mr. Geller responded to a concern that an air conditioning manufacturer in Pueblo would have to retrofit their facility to meet these new standards.

10:58 AM -- Representative Borodkin also responded to the questions being raised by the committee about how the new standards would impact business in Colorado. Mr. Geller responded to a question about whether home buyers would see higher building costs under this bill stating that the products in the bill are for more commercial applications, thus he sees no potential increase in the cost of homes.

11:02 AM -- Dan Bihn, independent energy consultant, spoke in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

11:07 AM -- Scott Kelley, Colorado Lighting, Inc, a full-service electrical contractor and lighting distributor, spoke in support of the bill stating that his company installs a lot of energy efficient lighting.

11:10 AM -- Keith Arnold, the owner of a two restaurants in Colorado, spoke in support of the bill stating that the energy efficiencies in this bill will assist him in reducing his energy usage.

11:12 AM -- Rex Wilmouth, Colorado Public Interest Research Group (COPIRG), also representing the Consumer Federation of America, spoke in support of the bill.

11:14 AM -- JoAnn Groff, Colorado Retail Council, stated that her organization is not opposing the bill, rather they are neutral on it this year. She added that they are still researching two products that if they sense problems with them, they will bring to the bill sponsor to see if an amendment can be offered later on the bill if needed. Representative Borodkin responded to Ms. Groff and stated that she would be happy to work on amendments if the need arises.

11:19 AM

Representative Borodkin responded to additional questions from the committee. Mr. Geller returned to the table and helped answer some of the questions.
BILL:HB05-1162
TIME: 11:21:33 AM
MOVED:Borodkin
MOTION:Moved amendment L.001 (Attachment B). She explained what the amendment does. Representative Knoedler expressed concern with the amendment since he feels that a regulatory entity should be established to deal with these issues rather than requiring the legislature to revisit the issue whenever a change is needed. The amendment passed 10-3.
SECONDED:Paccione
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Borodkin
Yes
Butcher
No
Carroll M.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Knoedler
No
Liston
Yes
Massey
Yes
McCluskey
No
Paccione
Yes
White
Yes
Cerbo
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
BILL:HB05-1162
TIME: 11:26:38 AM
MOVED:Borodkin
MOTION:Moved to refer HB 1162, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed 12-1.
SECONDED:Paccione
VOTE
Balmer
Yes
Borodkin
Yes
Butcher
Yes
Carroll M.
Yes
Coleman
Yes
Knoedler
No
Liston
Yes
Massey
Yes
McCluskey
Yes
Paccione
Yes
White
Yes
Cerbo
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Final YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS