ColoradoAgricultural Buildings Exempt from Energy Use Requirements
What it does
Under current law, owners of certain large buildings (covered buildings) are required to annually collect and report each covered building's energy use to the Colorado energy office.
More detail
The act clarifies that agricultural buildings are not covered buildings, and therefore, owners of agricultural buildings are exempt from the energy use collecting and reporting requirements. The act defines an agricultural building as a building or structure used to house agricultural implements, hay, unprocessed grain, poultry, livestock, or other agricultural products or inputs primarily for the purpose of maintaining or operating an agricultural process. Agricultural implements include certain agricultural equipment and do not include implements that are primarily for rent or sale.
The act permits an owner of an agricultural building to submit for an affirmative exemption from any requirement to report benchmarking data and for an exemption to remain valid until there is a change in ownership or a change that renders the building no longer an agricultural building. For the duration of an exemption, the owner of an agricultural building is required to certify, upon request, the exemption status of an exempt building. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 28Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Mar 19Signed by the President of the Senate
- Mar 19Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Mar 19Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 12Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Mar 11House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 5House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 3House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Feb 13Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 12Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorMinor
- Feb 6Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/11/2025 - No Amendments
- Feb 4Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/06/2025 - No Amendments
- Jan 30Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Jan 8Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural ResourcesIntroduced