Archive #53520

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Bill Number: SB26-101
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-04-13 16:16:53 MDT
Created At: 2026-04-13 16:16:53 MDT

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  "active": "T",
  "origin": "Senate",
  "lls_num": "26-0285",
  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "Natural Resources & Environment",
    "Public Health"
  ],
  "bill_num": "SB26-101",
  "sponsors": [
    {
      "id": "BP002",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Byron Pelton",
      "last_name": "Pelton B.",
      "first_name": "Byron",
      "sponsor_order": "1"
    }
  ],
  "bill_files": [
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      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/AC59DC58A9E7F94087258D1E006B216D/$File/101_01.pdf",
      "date": "02/11/2026",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "url_html": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/AC59DC58A9E7F94087258D1E006B216D/$File/101_01.html",
      "lastModified": "02/11/2026 12:26:06 PM"
    }
  ],
  "committees": [
    {
      "id": "S_TRA_2026A",
      "name": "Transportation & Energy",
      "chamber": "Senate"
    }
  ],
  "long_title": "Concerning measures to assist local governments in complying with landfill methane emission reduction regulations adopted by the air quality control commission.",
  "bill_status": "In Committee - SEN Transportation & Energy",
  "short_title": "Local Gov Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Regs",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p>Under current law, the air quality control commission (commission) in the department of public health and environment is directed to adopt emission control regulations for significant sources of air pollutants. A solid waste landfill (landfill) is a significant source of air pollutants such as methane.</p><p>The bill:</p><ul><li>Allows a county to utilize money from the community impact cash fund, air quality enterprise cash fund, and local government mineral impact fund for the purpose of complying with landfill methane emission reduction requirements adopted by the commission;<li>Requires the air quality enterprise to research best practices for reducing methane emissions from landfills;<li>Requires the commission to consider debt service availability when developing schedules of compliance for landfills;<li>Requires the commission to establish a process for an owner or operator of a landfill to request a waiver from methane emission reduction requirements;<li>States that a landfill that reaches or exceeds applicable methane emission limits on or after the effective date of the bill is not subject to methane emission reduction requirements until 2 years after the landfill reaches or exceeds applicable methane emission limits; and<li>Exempts a local government from paying a noncompliance penalty for failure to comply with requirements to reduce methane emissions from landfills if the local government demonstrates that the failure to comply is due solely to a financial inability to comply.<i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
  "progress_bar": [
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      "end": "F",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "position": 1
    },
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      "end": "F",
      "label": "Under Consideration",
      "position": 2
    }
  ],
  "special_type": "",
  "bill_category": "Health and Environment",
  "allow_testimony": "F",
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      "date": "04/13/2026 02:38:37 PM",
      "vote": "Passed*",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "hearing": "SEN Transportation & Energy",
      "url_html": "https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/FC922AFFF6E9198E87258DD5006075CA/SB101_L_001.html",
      "amendment": "L.001"
    },
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      "date": "04/13/2026 02:38:21 PM",
      "vote": "Passed*",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "hearing": "SEN Transportation & Energy",
      "url_html": "https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/96746BE80411697487258DD800624CA7/SB101_L_002.html",
      "amendment": "L.002"
    }
  ],
  "full_bill_topic": "Local Government Landfill Methane Emission Reduction Regulations",
  "long_bill_files": [],
  "GHG_report_files": [],
  "preamended_files": [],
  "bill_sub_category": "Environmental Control",
  "fiscal_note_files": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/AC59DC58A9E7F94087258D1E006B216D/$File/SB101_00.pdf",
      "date": "03/18/2026",
      "label": "FN1",
      "url_html": "",
      "lastModified": "04/06/2026 03:45:42 PM",
      "label_detailed": "Initial Fiscal Note"
    }
  ],
  "is_budget_package": "No",
  "session_laws_files": "",
  "summarized_history": [
    {
      "date": "04/13/2026",
      "action": "Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole",
      "location": "Senate"
    },
    {
      "date": "02/11/2026",
      "action": "Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy",
      "location": "Senate"
    }
  ],
  "research_note_files": [],
  "bill_sub_sub_category": "Pollution Prevention",
  "committee_report_files": [],
  "demographic_note_files": [],
  "updated_bill_summary_files": [],
  "budget_staff_analysis_files": [],
  "first_chamber_third_reading_date": "",
  "second_chamber_third_reading_date": ""
}

Raw Response

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