Technical Changes to Energy and Carbon Management Statutes
Summary
The Colorado General Assembly passed HB26-1303, making technical changes to energy and carbon management statutes. The bill passed the House 62-0 on March 16, 2026 and received unanimous approval in Senate committees before being signed into law. The legislation represents cleanup amendments to existing state energy regulations.
What changed
The Colorado General Assembly enacted HB26-1303, making technical corrections to energy and carbon management statutes. The bill passed through both chambers with broad bipartisan support, including a 62-0 House vote and unanimous committee approvals. No substantive policy changes were made; the legislation focuses on technical corrections to existing statutory language.
Energy companies operating in Colorado should review the final bill text on leg.colorado.gov to confirm whether any existing compliance documentation or reporting procedures require updating to reflect the technical amendments. There is no compliance deadline or new reporting requirement specified in the bill. Companies should monitor for any implementing regulations from the Colorado Energy Office that may result from these statutory corrections.
What to do next
- Review final bill text at leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1303 for specific statutory corrections
- Update internal compliance documentation if procedures reference the amended statutes
- Monitor Colorado Energy Office for any implementing guidance on the technical changes
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ChangeBridge / Colorado / HB1303 Passed HB1303 House Bill Passed 2026-03-19
Technical Changes to Energy & Carbon Management Statutes
Concerning technical changes to energy and carbon management statutes.
Bill Details
State Colorado
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1303
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Sponsors
Brandi Bradley (Rep - R) Michael Carter (Rep - D) Matt Ball (Sen - D) Marc Catlin (Sen - R) Cecelia Espenoza (Rep - D) Tony Exum (Sen - D) Janice Rich (Sen - R) Monica Duran (Rep - D) Jacque Phillips (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-06 S Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments 2026-03-31 S Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 2026-03-19 S Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs 2026-03-16 H House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 2026-03-13 H House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments 2026-03-12 H House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 2026-02-27 H Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Votes
2026-03-12 House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs: Refer House Bill 26-1303 to the Committee of the Whole. Yea: 10 Nay: 1 2026-03-16 House: Third Reading Bill Yea: 62 Nay: 0 2026-03-31 Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs: Refer House Bill 26-1303 to the Committee of the Wholeand with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Yea: 5 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-27 H State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs 2026-03-19 S State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Bill Text Versions
1969-12-31 Introduced 1969-12-31 Engrossed 1969-12-31 Engrossed 1969-12-31 Amended
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