Key Votes
HB 1025 - Governor's Energy Office - Key Vote
Colorado Key Votes
Larry Liston voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Larry Liston made in this general time period.
Stages
- March 18, 2008 Executive Signed
- March 7, 2008 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 6, 2008 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 30, 2008 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 9, 2008 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 18, 2008
Title: Governor's Energy Office
Signed by Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (56-7) - March 7, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Governor's Energy Office
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that creates the Governor's Energy Office, which assumes the duties of the Office of Energy Management and Conservation to promote energy efficiency.
Highlights:
- Enumerates the duties of the Governor's Energy Office, which include the following [sec. 1 (24-38.5-102)]:
- - Collaborate with communities, utilities, private and public organizations, and individuals to promote renewable energy, including wind, solar and geothermal;
- Develop programs to promote high performance buildings;
- Make the state government more energy efficient;
- Implement the Wind for Schools Project; and
- Provide energy efficiency improvements for low-income households.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (20-13) - March 6, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Governor's Energy Office
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Governor's Energy Office, which assumes the duties of the Office of Energy Management and Conservation and promotes energy efficiency.
Highlights:
- Enumerates the duties of the Governor's Energy Office, which include the following [sec. 1 (24-38.5-102)]:
- - Collaborate with communities, utilities, private and public organizations, and individuals to promote renewable energy, including wind, solar and geothermal;
- Develop programs to promote high performance buildings;
- Make the state government more energy efficient;
- Implement the Wind for Schools Project; and
- Provide energy efficiency improvements for low-income households.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (59-5) - Jan. 30, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Governor's Energy Office
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Governor's Energy Office, which assumes the duties of the Office of Energy Management and Conservation and promotes energy efficiency.
Highlights:
-Establishes the powers and duties of the Governor's Energy Office, including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
- -Collaborate with communities, utilities, private and public organizations, and individuals to promote renewable energy, including wind, solar and geothermal;
-Develop programs to promote high performance buildings;
-Make the state government more energy efficient;
-Promote technology transfer and economic development;
-Distribute funds to the Renewable Energy Authority;
-Implement the Wind for Schools Project;
-Establish and manage a program to improve energy efficiency in public schools;
-Provide energy efficiency improvements for low-income households; and
-Organize a 16-member task force on renewable resource generation development areas
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 9, 2008
Title: Governor's Energy Office
Sponsors
- Ron D. Tupa (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul Martin Weissmann (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Debbie J. Benefield (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alice J. Borodkin (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Boyd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Morgan L. Carroll (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Fischer (CO - D)
- K. Jerry Frangas (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rafael Lorenzo Gallegos (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Cory Gardner (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stella Garza-Hicks (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Gibbs (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gwyn Green (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter C. Groff (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary A. Hodge (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Maryanne 'Moe' Keller (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Andrew 'Andy' Kerr (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- James E. 'Jim' Kerr (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeanne Labuda (CO - D)
- Claire Levy (CO - D)
- Alice D. Madden (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Liane 'Buffie' McFadyen (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Merrifield (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Karen Middleton (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne I. Primavera (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ellen S. Roberts (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christine Scanlan (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gail S. Schwartz (CO - D)
- Brandon C. Shaffer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Judith Anne 'Judy' Solano (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- John F. Soper (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Abel J. Tapia (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy Janann Todd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Suzanne S. Williams (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sue Windels (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
