CO SB 148
died on adjournmentFinancing Utility On-Bill Repayment Program
Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CO SB 148 pass?
No. CO SB 148 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-07): Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
What is CO SB 148 about?
The Colorado Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) is a nonprofit institution with experience administering clean energy financing programs and is the designated green bank for the federal environmental protection agency's region 8. The CCEF administers an on-bill repayment program (program) to help finance certain energy-related upgrades installed at a utility customer's premises that are associated with the utility meter. Under the program, in partnership with Colorado-based utilities, the CCEF finances energy-related upgrades that are then repaid through a customer's monthly utility bill payments. The bill directs the state treasurer to, on August 15, 2026, execute a loan agreement with the CCEF for a low-interest loan of $50 million from the unclaimed property trust fund.The purpose of the loan is to capitalize and expand the CCEF's on-bill repayment program and to accelerate utility adoption of the program. The Colorado energy office is required to review the design of the program before August 1, 2026. The bill specifies certain requirements for the program and for a utility to access the funding for the program, including requirements related to disclosures, notices, transfers of responsibility for an on-bill repayment obligation, and interest rates. The CCEF is required to submit annual reports to the joint budget committee, the Colorado energy office, and the state treasurer detailing the deployment of the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Who sponsors CO SB 148?
J. Joseph, S. Camacho, K. Mullica and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO SB 148.
Description
The Colorado Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) is a nonprofit institution with experience administering clean energy financing programs and is the designated green bank for the federal environmental protection agency's region 8. The CCEF administers an on-bill repayment program (program) to help finance certain energy-related upgrades installed at a utility customer's premises that are associated with the utility meter. Under the program, in partnership with Colorado-based utilities, the CCEF finances energy-related upgrades that are then repaid through a customer's monthly utility bill payments. The bill directs the state treasurer to, on August 15, 2026, execute a loan agreement with the CCEF for a low-interest loan of $50 million from the unclaimed property trust fund.The purpose of the loan is to capitalize and expand the CCEF's on-bill repayment program and to accelerate utility adoption of the program. The Colorado energy office is required to review the design of the program before August 1, 2026. The bill specifies certain requirements for the program and for a utility to access the funding for the program, including requirements related to disclosures, notices, transfers of responsibility for an on-bill repayment obligation, and interest rates. The CCEF is required to submit annual reports to the joint budget committee, the Colorado energy office, and the state treasurer detailing the deployment of the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
- Introduced
- 2026-03-25
- Latest action
- 2026-05-07 — Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- J. Josephsponsor
- S. Camachosponsor
- K. Mullicasponsor
- M. Ballsponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-07
Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
2026-04-13
Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-03-25
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Adopt amendment L.002
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.001
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.003
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Refer Senate Bill 26-148, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-04-13 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Mark Baisley: no
- Marc Catlin: no
- Tony Exum: yes
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Kyle Mullica: yes
- Byron Pelton: no
- Tom Sullivan: yes
- Matt Ball: yes
- Lisa Cutter: yes
Refer Senate Bill 26-148 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-05-07 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Julie Gonzales: yes
- Barbara Kirkmeyer: no
- Chris Kolker: no
- Larry Liston: no
- Byron Pelton: no
- Jeff Bridges: no
- Judy Amabile: yes
Postpone Senate Bill 26-148 indefinitely.
2026-05-07 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Barbara Kirkmeyer: yes
- Chris Kolker: yes
- Larry Liston: yes
- Byron Pelton: yes
- Jeff Bridges: yes
- Julie Gonzales: no
- Judy Amabile: no
Related bills
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