republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2018a/hb-18-1271.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Utilities Commission Electric Utilities Economic Development Rates"
description: "The bill allows the public utilities commission to approve, and electric utilities to charge, economic development rates, which are lower rates for commercial and industrial users who locate or expand their operations in Colorado so as to increase the demand by at least 3 megawatts. To qualify for the economic development rates, these users must demonstrate that the cost of electricity is a critical consideration in their decision where to locate or expand their business and that the availability of lower rates is a substantial factor. The rates may be offered for up to 10 years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "HB 18-1271"
citation: "Colorado HB 18-1271 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack Tate", "Matt Gray", "Yeulin Willett"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-03-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-01T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb33cffa-b6b4-4105-ad58-5167b941561d"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1271"
source_hash: "8aab64c3ef6d4712013b2c58229a713af0b884d5dba8bcd55447b6ef22ee6d19"
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 18-1271 (2018A) — Public Utilities Commission Electric Utilities Economic Development Rates

The bill allows the public utilities commission to approve, and electric utilities to charge, economic development rates, which are lower rates for commercial and industrial users who locate or expand their operations in Colorado so as to increase the demand by at least 3 megawatts. To qualify for the economic development rates, these users must demonstrate that the cost of electricity is a critical consideration in their decision where to locate or expand their business and that the availability of lower rates is a substantial factor. The rates may be offered for up to 10 years.

## 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_hb1271_s_blt_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/10/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1271_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/14/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1271_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1271_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1271trans_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (04/11/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1271_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (05/03/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1271_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (05/02/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1271_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (06/01/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1271_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **29–4** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **46–17** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **24–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- Matt Gray — primary (person)
- Yeulin Willett — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-05-14T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2018-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2018-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended 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/eb33cffa-b6b4-4105-ad58-5167b941561d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).