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Senate approves second reading of bill allowing small municipalities exemption from residential energy code
Summary
Senate Bill 141, sponsored by Senator Peltner, was adopted on second reading after the sponsor said the bill responds to concerns from a small rural builder about increased construction costs tied to new energy codes. The measure was ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage.
Senate Bill 141, which exempts certain municipalities from a statutory requirement to adopt a residential energy code, cleared second reading in the Colorado State Senate after brief floor remarks by the sponsor.
Senator Peltner, the bill’s floor sponsor, told the Senate the measure stemmed from a “small rural development group in a town of 250” that…
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