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DRCOG convenes DORA stakeholder sessions on HVAC licensure; DORA to issue decision Dec. 31

Denver Regional Council of Governments · November 25, 2025
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DRCOG organized two stakeholder sessions with Colorado's Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) on whether a statewide HVAC licensing floor is warranted. About 200 industry and permitting stakeholders attended; unions largely supported a statewide review while some local governments cited home-rule protections and existing regional systems.

The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) convened industry and local-government stakeholders this fall for a DORA ‘sunrise’ engagement to examine the prospect of a statewide HVAC licensing floor. Clay, who presented the update, said DRCOG sought a formal DORA review of HVAC licensing rules — not a proposal to draft a state license — and that DORA will publish its conclusions on Dec. 31.

The sessions, organized in downtown Denver and split into an industry-focused morning and a local permitting-offices afternoon, drew more than 200 participants, Clay said.…

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