# Colorado SB25-039: Agricultural Buildings Exempt from Energy Use Requirements Colorado SB25-039, Agricultural Buildings Exempt from Energy Use Requirements, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Byron Pelton (Republican), Dusty Johnson (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-03-28 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-039-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-039 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Agricultural Buildings Exempt from Energy Use Requirements - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-28, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Byron Pelton (Republican), Dusty Johnson (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Matthew Martinez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 20 - Subjects: Agriculture, Energy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (178 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Qualifying farm buildings avoid energy reporting: benefit, low. The law exempts qualifying agricultural buildings from Colorado's covered-building energy-use data collection and reporting requirements. These buildings or structures house farm equipment, hay, unprocessed grain, poultry, livestock, or other agricultural products or inputs. The act takes effect at… - Some farm buildings lose reporting exemption: cost, low. Using more than half of a building's gross floor area for agriculture no longer automatically exempts it from energy reporting. Buildings that do not meet the new agricultural-building definition can face Colorado's covered-building energy-use collection and reporting requirements. Reporting is req… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Dusty Johnson (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. P. Lundeen - Cosponsor: Rod Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 59 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-039, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-039 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-03-28: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-03-19: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-19: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2025-03-11: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-10: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2025-03-05: House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-03: House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-02-13: Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources (House) - 2025-02-12: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/11/2025 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/06/2025 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81229/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81225/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81230/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81228/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81226/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81227/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40444/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81229/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81225/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81230/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81228/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81226/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81227/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40444/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-039-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).