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CO SB141

Bill

Status

Failed

3/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rod Pelton

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Municipalities with populations under 2,500 residents are exempted from the state requirement to adopt and enforce energy codes for residential buildings
  • Current law requires all municipalities that adopted building codes after July 1, 2023 to also adopt residential energy codes
  • Population threshold is determined by the most recent federal decennial census
  • Legislative intent is to reduce housing construction costs in rural and frontier communities where materials, infrastructure, and labor are more expensive due to isolation
  • Takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the general assembly, unless a referendum petition is filed

Legislative Description

Municipal Government Exemption from Energy Code Requirements

Local Government

Last Action

House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Postpone Indefinitely

3/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation, Housing & Local Government3/11/2025
Transportation & Energy2/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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