Committee weighs delay to wildfire resiliency code; amendment package adopted, bill postponed
Lawmakers debated HB 13‑34, a measure to push local adoption deadlines for the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code; sponsors said the extension was needed after mapping and training tools arrived late, but chiefs and many counties opposed further delay. The committee adopted sponsor amendments then voted to postpone the bill indefinitely.
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Representative Flannell and co‑sponsor Representative Pasco told the House Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee the bill simply gives local governments more time to adopt the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code and to work through mapping, permitting and inspections without being rushed.
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