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Senate withdraws controversial bill restricting fuel-based local rules after lengthy debate
Summary
Senators debated House Bill 13-89, which would have barred units of government and homeowners associations from restricting the sale, use or lease of motor vehicles or outdoor equipment on the basis of their power source. After extended floor debate raising zoning, contract and HOA concerns, the sponsor withdrew the bill for revision.
Senators spent more than an hour debating House Bill 13-89 on April 8, 2025, a measure that would have prohibited local governments, neighborhood associations and homeowners associations from adopting ordinances or contracts that "prohibit or restrict the sale, use, or lease of a motor vehicle or outdoor equipment" based on the fuel source powering that equipment.
Sponsor Senator Timothy Dorio told the Senate the bill aimed to prevent local prohibitions that single out gasoline- or battery-powered vehicles. "As I understand the bill, it's saying a unit can't say you…
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