Concerning extending the deadline by which a battery stewardship organization must submit an assessment regarding the end-of-life management of certain batteries to the general assembly.
Summary
HB26-1219 is a narrow deadline-extension bill related to Colorado’s battery stewardship law. Under current law, enacted in Senate Bill 25-163, a battery stewardship organization must complete an assessment of the opportunities and challenges of end-of-life management for certain batteries and submit that assessment to the General Assembly by March 1, 2028. This bill changes that reporting deadline to March 1, 2029.
The measure does not create a new battery program or change the underlying assessment requirement; it simply gives the department and the battery stewardship organization one additional year to complete and deliver the report. The bill amends Colorado Revised Statutes section 25-17-1009(5), which governs the assessment of battery-containing products required under the state’s battery stewardship framework.
Impact
The bill amends a single statutory deadline in Colorado’s battery stewardship law, moving the required submission date for the battery end-of-life assessment from March 1, 2028 to March 1, 2029. Its practical effect is to delay legislative review of the assessment and any follow-on policy decisions that may depend on it, while leaving the rest of the battery stewardship statute unchanged. The bill affects the Department of Public Health and Environment or other administering entities involved in the assessment, as well as battery stewardship organizations responsible for preparing the report.
Sentiment
The available record suggests the bill was noncontroversial and administrative in nature. There are no committee transcripts or recorded votes indicating significant opposition, and the bill ultimately passed and was signed by the Governor. The overall sentiment appears to have been neutral to favorable, reflecting a routine adjustment to a statutory deadline rather than a substantive policy change.
Contention
No notable points of contention are reflected in the available materials. Because the bill only extends a reporting deadline, any concerns would likely have centered on timing, administrative workload, or whether the additional year delays legislative oversight of battery stewardship implementation. However, no specific objections, amendments, or opposing arguments are documented in the provided record.