Colorado 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 148 — Financing Utility On-Bill Repayment Program

Last action — Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Colorado Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) is a nonprofit institution with experience administering clean energy financing programs and is the designated green bank for the federal environmental protection agency's region 8. The CCEF administers an on-bill repayment program (program) to help finance certain energy-related upgrades installed at a utility customer's premises that are associated with the utility meter. Under the program, in partnership with Colorado-based utilities, the CCEF finances energy-related upgrades that are then repaid through a customer's monthly utility bill payments.     The bill directs the state treasurer to, on August 15, 2026, execute a loan agreement with the CCEF for a low-interest loan of $50 million from the unclaimed property trust fund.The purpose of the loan is to capitalize and expand the CCEF's on-bill repayment program and to accelerate utility adoption of the program.     The Colorado energy office is required to review the design of the program before August 1, 2026. The bill specifies certain requirements for the program and for a utility to access the funding for the program, including requirements related to disclosures, notices, transfers of responsibility for an on-bill repayment obligation, and interest rates.     The CCEF is required to submit annual reports to the joint budget committee, the Colorado energy office, and the state treasurer detailing the deployment of the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Bill Text

  • Introduced View text Current pdf March 25, 2026

Action History

  1. Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely

  2. Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations

  3. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Refer Senate Bill 26-148, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0300
Democrat 6000
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Matt Ball Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Byron Pelton Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay

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Subjects

finance energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 148 do?
The Colorado Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) is a nonprofit institution with experience administering clean energy financing programs and is the designated green bank for the federal environmental protection agency's region 8. The CCEF administers an on-bill repayment program (program) to help finance certain energy-related upgrades installed at a utility customer's premises that are associated with the utility meter. Under the program, in partnership with Colorado-based utilities, the CCEF finances energy-related upgrades that are then repaid through a customer's monthly utility bill payments.     The bill directs the state treasurer to, on August 15, 2026, execute a loan agreement with the CCEF for a low-interest loan of $50 million from the unclaimed property trust fund.The purpose of the loan is to capitalize and expand the CCEF's on-bill repayment program and to accelerate utility adoption of the program.     The Colorado energy office is required to review the design of the program before August 1, 2026. The bill specifies certain requirements for the program and for a utility to access the funding for the program, including requirements related to disclosures, notices, transfers of responsibility for an on-bill repayment obligation, and interest rates.     The CCEF is required to submit annual reports to the joint budget committee, the Colorado energy office, and the state treasurer detailing the deployment of the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Who sponsors SB 148?
SB 148 is sponsored by J. Joseph, S. Camacho, Matt Ball (Democrat), and Kyle Mullica (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 148?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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