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Staff outlines final-week legislative watch as General Assembly nears sine die
Summary
Committee staff summarized bills of interest in the last week of the state legislative session: housing lot-size and lot-splitting bills were defeated, privacy-related license-plate reader bills died, data-center environmental measures remain unlikely to advance, and staff flagged several bills that may be relevant next year.
Peggy and Tutsy briefed the Pfizer committee on the state legislature’s final week and highlighted bills city staff have been tracking.
"We are in our last week of the legislative session. We adjourn sine die next Wednesday," Peggy told the committee, and she said staff expects additional late-filed bills. Staff reported that House Bill 1114 (minimum lot size) and HB1308 (lot splitting), both opposed by the city, were killed in the Senate. Staff also said several privacy-related measures — including Senate Bill 70 and House Bill 1037, which would have affected purchase of personal data and search-and-seizure related to license-plate readers — died in committee or on the calendar.
Tutsy noted data-center legislation (Senate Bill 102 and House Bill 1030) is in flux: "Senate Bill 102 was the very strong environmental bill... that one still is going to have a hearing and a vote, but we don't expect that bill to move forward," she said, and staff does not expect significant progress on data-center bills this year. Staff also listed other items of interest, including My Colorado Card pilot and Colorado Drives (HB1102), and said the committee may want to incorporate data-center concerns into its 2027 priorities and seek resident feedback.
Committee members thanked staff for the briefing, asked procedural questions about testifying as private citizens, and asked staff to provide updates as the situation develops. The committee did not take formal positions during the meeting; members emphasized they want clear, itemized summaries when staff circulates future bill updates so councilmembers can quickly see what changed between drafts.
The committee will revisit these subjects in its June 18 recap meeting and monitor bills that may carry over into next year.
