Archive #37567

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Bill Number: HB26-1081
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-02-26 17:06:05 MST
Created At: 2026-02-26 17:06:05 MST

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  "lls_num": "26-0225",
  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "Energy"
  ],
  "bill_num": "HB26-1081",
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      "title": "Representative",
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      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Sean Camacho",
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      "sponsor_order": "1"
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    {
      "id": "MD001",
      "title": "Representative",
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      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Monica Duran",
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    },
    {
      "id": "DR001",
      "title": "Senator",
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      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Dylan Roberts",
      "last_name": "Roberts",
      "first_name": "Dylan",
      "sponsor_order": "3"
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      "date": "02/02/2026",
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  "long_title": "Concerning measures to optimize Colorado's electric transmission system.",
  "bill_status": "In Committee - HOU Energy & Environment",
  "short_title": "Optimize CO Electric Transmission System",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Section 3</b> of the bill defines &quot;advanced transmission technologies&quot; as hardware or software technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or resiliency of an existing or new transmission facility.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Section 4</b> requires the Colorado public utilities commission (commission) to adopt rules requiring a regulated electric utility to consider advanced transmission technologies in the electric utility's 10-year transmission plan and to identify strategies to reduce the costs of new transmission.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Section 5</b> requires the Colorado electric transmission authority (authority) to, as much as practicable, engage and coordinate with formal subregional transmission planning organizations.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Under current law, the authority is required to annually submit a report of its activities, including a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the authority for the previous state fiscal year, to certain committees of reference of the general assembly. <b>Section 6</b> requires that the annual report also include a description of the activities and accomplishments of the authority during the previous calendar year.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Section 7</b> adds a nonvoting seat to the authority's board of directors for the director of the commission or the director's designee.<br/><i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
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  "allow_testimony": "F",
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      "date": "02/26/2026 04:57:12 PM",
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      "date": "02/26/2026 04:56:01 PM",
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  "full_bill_topic": "Optimize Colorado Electric Transmission System",
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  "GHG_report_files": [],
  "preamended_files": [],
  "bill_sub_category": "Other",
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      "date": "02/06/2026",
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      "lastModified": "02/17/2026 03:30:32 PM",
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  "is_budget_package": "No",
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}

Raw Response

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