Legislative Affairs - City of Longmont

Legislative Affairs

State and Federal legislation has wide-ranging impacts on the City of Longmont, its residents and businesses. The Longmont City Council closely follows a variety of legislative issues and sometimes weighs in to support or oppose pending legislation. The Colorado General Assembly meets from January through May each year. When the Assembly is in session, this page is regularly updated with information on legislation in a variety of policy areas. To learn more about how a bill becomes a law in Colorado, check out this video from the Colorado Channel.

 

The City of Longmont follows the Colorado Municipal League (CML) Policy Statement, and the National League of Cities Federal Policy Statement.

 

Click here to see the list of bills tracked during the 2025 State legislative session.

 

2025 Legislative Bills Recommended for Longmont City Council Position

April 22, 2025, City Council Meeting

 

HB25-1268, concerning the financing of a utility on-bill repayment program for certain energy-related improvements. This bill requires the Colorado energy office to establish a state utility on-bill repayment program to help finance energy efficiency measures, electrification measures and energy upgrades installed at utility customers’ premises that are repaid through customers’ monthly utility bill payments.

 

The bill requires gas or electric investor-owned utilities (IOUs) to propose a plan to the public utilities commission for establishing or expanding an existing on-bill repayment program for the commission to review and approve, disapprove, or modify. The bill requires the state treasurer, on July 1, 2025, to make an interest-free loan in the amount of $100 million from the unclaimed property trust fund to the state utility on-bill repayment program cash fund, which fund is created in the bill, to support the financing of the on-bill repayment programs.

 

This bill will be voluntary for municipal utilities. On-bill financing is of interest to Longmont and a benefit of the bill is that it identifies a funding source.  Councilmember Popkin asked to bring this bill back for Council position consideration and since it is voluntary for municipalities and is enabling a mechanism to help meet climate and sustainability goals, staff recommends City Council supports HB25-1268.

 

 

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