CO HB1326

Extends the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for 11 years until September 1, 2037, implementing recommendations from the Department of Regulatory Agencies' 2025 sunset review

Authorizes the commission to direct investor-owned electric utilities to use securitization through the "Colorado Energy Impact Bond Act" for financing costs related to retiring electric generating facilities or mitigating wildfire, extreme weather, and climate impacts

Creates new regulations for transportation network companies (TNCs like Uber/Lyft), including making driver impersonation a class 2 misdemeanor (class 6 felony if committed during another felony), requiring facial recognition checks to prevent impersonation, and increasing violation fines from $550 to $1,100

Requires studies on barriers to joint energy resource procurement by electric utilities, the regulatory structure for intrastate contract and common carriers (report due January 1, 2028), privately owned water utilities' financial conditions, and low-income energy assistance program access and equity

Modernizes commission operations by authorizing email communications, updating railroad safety oversight rules to align with federal law, increasing Colorado no-call list fees from $500 to $1,000, and extending fee assessments to intrastate telecommunications and voice service providers