House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Energy & Environment
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February 26, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1081 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 5, line 4, strike "seventy-five" and substitute
Page 1, Line 2"sixty".
Page 1, Line 3Page 5, line 27, strike "(6)" and substitute "(6); and add (7)".
Page 1, Line 4Page 6, line 23, strike "the potential of".
Page 1, Line 5Page 6, lines 24 and 25, strike "to meet transmission needs and
Page 1, Line 6realize potential benefits,".
Page 1, Line 7Page 7, line 1, strike "A" and substitute "If technically feasible, a".
Page 1, Line 8Page 7, strike line 4 and substitute "technologies able to reduce or
Page 1, Line 9mitigate transmission system needs with the potential to achieve
Page 1, Line 10the following, as applicable:".
Page 1, Line 11Page 7, line 12, strike "resources;" and substitute "resources
Page 1, Line 12reflecting the utility's generation and load planning forecasts
Page 1, Line 13from the utility's most recent electric resource plan;".
Page 1, Line 14Page 8, after line 5 insert:
Page 1, Line 15"(7) An identification of a wildfire-related benefit as
Page 1, Line 16described in subsection (6)(d)(III)(D) of this section in an
Page 1, Line 17assessment of advanced transmission technologies conducted
Page 1, Line 18by a utility pursuant to subsection (6)(d)(III) of this section does
Page 1, Line 19not trigger a separate commission approval process. The
Page 1, Line 20commission may consider the identified wildfire-related benefit
Page 2, Line 1during the commission's review of the utility's next wildfire
Page 2, Line 2mitigation plan filing or a future certificate of public
Page 2, Line 3convenience and necessity filed by the utility.".