# Colorado SB25-182: Embodied Carbon Reduction Colorado SB25-182, Embodied Carbon Reduction, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cleave Simpson (Republican), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-182-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-182 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Embodied Carbon Reduction - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-26 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Matt Ball (Democratic), Ron Weinberg (Republican) - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes, Natural Resources & Environment - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (117 yes, 25 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More property upgrades qualify as energy improvements: benefit, low. The law expands which property upgrades count as new energy improvements to include work that lowers embodied carbon. Installations or changes must use eligible materials and reduce embodied emissions under state policies. The Colorado Energy Office creates these policies with input from the Office… - Tax credit expands for cleaner material producers: benefit, low. For Colorado income tax years starting January 1, 2026, or later, the industrial clean energy tax credit covers qualifying production investments. Investments must produce eligible materials and cut their cradle-to-gate emissions by at least 15% against the state baseline. These emissions cover the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Ron Weinberg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-25 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 45 | 18 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-182 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 2 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 2 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-182 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Reconsider | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Postpone Senate Bill 25-182 indefinitely. | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-182, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-05-28: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-02: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-25: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-24: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-22: House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-17: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government (House) - 2025-04-16: Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84881/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84873/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84883/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84879/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84875/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84877/download) - Senate Transportation & Energy Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84886/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40861/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/84881/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84873/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84883/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84879/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84875/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84877/download) - [Senate Transportation & Energy Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84886/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40861/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-SB25-182-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).