Colorado 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 23-262 — Water Desalination Study And Report

Last action — House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

The bill requires the Colorado water conservation board (CWCB) to perform a comprehensive literature review of existing research on the challenges and opportunities of desalination facilities in California or Mexico. The literature review must include a summary of the current status of research on desalination, including quantification of certain costs of and benefits that could be realized from the construction and perpetual operation of one or more water desalination facilities in California or Mexico, or both. On or before July 1, 2025, the CWCB must complete the study and submit a report of the CWCB's findings and recommendations to: The Colorado legislative committees of reference that consider water matters; The governor; and The bureau of reclamation in the federal department of the interior. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the bill appropriates $50,000 from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund to the department of natural resources for use by the CWCB to pay operating expenses. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 19 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment specifies that the bill requires the Colorado water conservation board (CWCB) to conduct a comprehensive literature review of existing research on water scarcity in the Colorado River Basin. This change clarifies the board's role in addressing water scarcity issues and emphasizes the importance of utilizing existing research to inform future actions.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
23-0199.01 Richard Sweetman x4333 SENATE BILL 23-262 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Priola and Mullica, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Ricks and Soper, Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIRING THE C OLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARDTOSTUDYTHEFEASIBILITYOFWATERDESALINATIONAS A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTING SOLUTION TO THE CRISIS OF WATER SCARCITY IN THE C OLORADO RIVER BASIN , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
23-0199.01 Richard Sweetman x4333 SENATE BILL 23-262 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Priola and Mullica, Jaquez Lewis HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Ricks and Soper, Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING REQUIRING THE COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARDTOSTUDYTHEFEASIBILITYOFWATERDESALINATIONAS A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTING SOLUTION TO THE CRISIS OF WATER SCARCITY IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
Bill Summary (Note:
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E d i Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n Ap Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
e A challenges and opportunities of desalination facilities in California or Mexico.
e A A challenges and opportunities of desalination facilities in California or Mexico.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

  2. House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  3. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  4. Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment

  5. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  6. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  7. Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 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

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Passed 22 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0401
Democrat 12100
Unaffiliated 10700
Total 221201
% of votes cast 63%34%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Nay
Pelton R. — Nay
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Nay
Will — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
President — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Nay
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Not Voting
Mark Baisley Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 23-262 do?
The bill requires the Colorado water conservation board (CWCB) to perform a comprehensive literature review of existing research on the challenges and opportunities of desalination facilities in California or Mexico. The literature review must include a summary of the current status of research on desalination, including quantification of certain costs of and benefits that could be realized from the construction and perpetual operation of one or more water desalination facilities in California or Mexico, or both. On or before July 1, 2025, the CWCB must complete the study and submit a report of the CWCB's findings and recommendations to: The Colorado legislative committees of reference that consider water matters; The governor; and The bureau of reclamation in the federal department of the interior. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the bill appropriates $50,000 from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund to the department of natural resources for use by the CWCB to pay operating expenses. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Who sponsors SB 23-262?
SB 23-262 is sponsored by Matt Soper (Republican), Naquetta Ricks (Democrat), Kyle Mullica (Democrat), and Kevin Priola.
What is the current status of SB 23-262?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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