Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Transportation & Energy

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May 4, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB26-1225   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 6, line 21, strike "trial".

Page 1, Line 2Page 7, line 6, strike "Discuss and implement a process" and substitute

Page 1, Line 3"Discuss, and the public utility shall implement, a process".

Page 1, Line 4Page 7, line 23, strike "removed from" and substitute "included and

Page 1, Line 5specifically designated in".

Page 1, Line 6Page 8, strike lines 15 through 27 and substitute:

Page 1, Line 7"(VII)  Neither the public utility nor ratepayers are

Page 1, Line 8responsible for costs associated with repairs or corrections to

Page 1, Line 9third-party work. Costs associated with repairs or corrections

Page 1, Line 10to third-party work are the responsibility of the third-party

Page 1, Line 11contractor.

Page 1, Line 12(d)  On or before December 15, 2026, the public utility shall

Page 1, Line 13file a notice with the commission that includes a report on any

Page 1, Line 14recommendations of the working group and indicate which, if

Page 1, Line 15any, recommendations are unanimously approved by the working

Page 1, Line 16group. The report must also indicate which recommendations

Page 1, Line 17require or may require commission approval. The public utility

Page 1, Line 18shall make appropriate filings to implement any

Page 1, Line 19recommendations that require commission approval on or before

Page 1, Line 20January 1, 2027.".

Page 1, Line 21Page 9, strike lines 1 through 3.