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Introduced
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/07/2025
05/07/2025
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
The bill requires the executive director of the department of public health and environment (department) to establish a workforce advisory council (council) on or before August 1, 2025, for the purposes of: ! Discussing recommendations concerning the incorporation of workforce impact analyses into the rule-making procedures for rules that impact air quality; ! Recommending standard procedures for the department and the air quality control commission (commission) to follow when conducting workforce impact analyses for inclusion in rule-making procedures; and ! Determining if the establishment of a full-time workforce advocate position would add value to the air quality control rule-making process. The bill requires the department to report the council's recommendations to the general assembly on or before January 15, 2026. After January 15, 2026, the council is required to: ! Meet at least 4 times per year; ! Continue to advise the department on the impact of proposed air quality control rules on matters related to employment; and ! Make ongoing recommendations to the governor, the department, and the commission on legislative and regulatory air quality control policies that impact employment matters.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a new Workforce Advisory Council within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to address the employment impacts of air quality control regulations. The council will initially be composed of seven members representing labor organizations, regulated industries, workforce development experts, and an Office of Future of Work representative. Between August 2025 and January 2026, the council will develop recommendations for incorporating workforce impact analyses into air quality rule-making procedures, focusing on understanding potential job losses, worker displacement, and economic impacts. The council will consider workforce impacts as a key factor in rule adoption, seek to minimize job losses, and promote procedures that allow workers to provide input into regulatory processes. After January 2026, the council will continue to meet at least four times per year, advise the department on employment impacts of proposed rules, and make ongoing recommendations to the governor and relevant state agencies about air quality policies' workforce implications. The bill requires the department to report the council's initial recommendations to legislative committees by January 15, 2026, and mandates that the council provide annual reports on its activities as part of the department's standard governmental accountability process.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed (on 05/13/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1042 |
| Fiscal Note FN3 | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1042_f1.pdf |
| Fiscal Note FN2 | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1042_r1.pdf |
| House Energy & Environment Amendment L.009 | https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2025A/amendments/DDCCBDFFAE629BF987258C3D00701944/HB1042_L.009.pdf |
| Fiscal Note FN1 | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/fn/2025a_hb1042_00.pdf |
| BillText | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1042_01.pdf |
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