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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Public Utilities Commission Evaluation Of Energy Storage Systems"
+description: "The bill directs the public utilities commission to adopt rules establishing mechanisms for the procurement of energy storage systems by investor-owned electric utilities, based on an analysis of costs and benefits as well as factors such as grid reliability and a reduction in the need for additional peak generation capacity. The information supplied by the utilities must include appropriate data and must specify interconnection points to enable independent evaluation."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
+legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
+session: "2018A"
+identifier: "HB 18-1270"
+citation: "Colorado HB 18-1270 (2018A)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Chris Hansen", "Jack Tate", "Jon Becker"]
+version_count: 10
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2018-03-06T07:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2018-06-01T06:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48ebbfe3-3490-44ee-a431-2e587c2df11b"
+source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1270"
+source_hash: "3b2cff280667f06e9c3a23f3b5d4ca3bc58f1bbd108c85d2802df7c4b107d356"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
+---
+
+# Colorado HB 18-1270 (2018A) — Public Utilities Commission Evaluation Of Energy Storage Systems
+
+The bill directs the public utilities commission to adopt rules establishing mechanisms for the procurement of energy storage systems by investor-owned electric utilities, based on an analysis of costs and benefits as well as factors such as grid reliability and a reduction in the need for additional peak generation capacity. The information supplied by the utilities must include appropriate data and must specify interconnection points to enable independent evaluation.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_hb1270_s_agr_001.pdf)
+2. **Conference Committee (05/15/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_hb18-1270cc.pdf)
+3. **Engrossed (04/04/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_eng.pdf)
+4. **Final Act (05/22/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_enr.pdf)
+5. **Introduced (03/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_01.pdf)
+6. **PA1 (04/13/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270sagr_01.pdf)
+7. **Reengrossed (04/05/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_ren.pdf)
+8. **Rerevised (04/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_rer.pdf)
+9. **Revised (04/19/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_rev.pdf)
+10. **Signed Act (06/01/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_signed.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ADOPT — **51–14** (pass) · lower
+- BILL — **62–0** (pass) · lower
+- NOTCNCR — **45–19** (pass) · lower
+- ADOPT CCR — **35–0** (pass) · lower
+- REPASS — **56–9** (pass) · lower
+- BILL — **26–9** (pass) · lower
+- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chris Hansen — primary (person)
+- Jack Tate — primary (person)
+- Jon Becker — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
+- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
+- **2018-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
+- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
+- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
+- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
+- **2018-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
+- **2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
+- **2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
+- **2018-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/19/2018 - No Amendments
+- **2018-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`
+- **2018-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/04/2018 - No Amendments
+- **2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/03/2018 - No Amendments
+- **2018-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/29/2018 - No Amendments
+- **2018-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/28/2018 - No Amendments
+- **2018-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
+- **2018-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48ebbfe3-3490-44ee-a431-2e587c2df11b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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