SCR 1

Colorado Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 6, 2026.

Areas of Local Preemption.

Bill ID CO-2026-SCR-1
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee Local Government & Housing
Senate in_committee 2026-05-06
Summary

The concurrent resolution provides that, within the territorial limits and jurisdiction of an enacting local government, a local ordinance, code, regulation, or other law enacted by a local government supersedes any conflicting state law in the following areas: Permitting of construction, development, or land access; Zoning and planning; Land use decisions; Siting of utilities and infrastructure; Mineral resource areas; Natural hazard areas; Areas containing, or having a significant impact upon, historical, natural, or archaeological resources of statewide importance; Areas around key facilities in which development may have a material effect upon the key facility or the surrounding community; Site selection and construction of major new domestic water and sewage treatment systems and major extensions of existing domestic water and sewage treatment systems; Site selection and development of solid waste disposal sites; Site selection of airports; Site selection of rapid or mass transit terminals, stations, and fixed guideways; Site selection of arterial highways, arterial interchanges, and collector highways; Site selection and construction of major facilities of a public utility; Site selection and development of new communities; Efficient utilization of municipal and industrial water projects; Conduct of nuclear detonations; and The use of geothermal resources for the commercial production of electricity. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this concurrent resolution as introduced in the second house.)

Sponsor
Rod Pelton
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-04-16 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-05-06 Status in_committee
2026-05-06 Latest Action Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Postpone Indefinitely
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