Colorado HB 25-1202: Increasing Public Awareness of Mold Health Effects

Bill Text

HB1202_H_ENE.001
HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORT
_______________________________ March 13, 2025
Chair of Committee Date
Committee on Energy & Environment.
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the
following:
HB25-1202 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
recommendation:
Amend printed bill, page 2, line 5, strike "REGISTRATION" and1
substitute "EDUCATION".2
Page 2, line 7, strike "REGISTRATION" and substitute "EDUCATION".3
Page 3, strike lines 14 through 17 and substitute:4
"(d) THERE IS A NEED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE HEALTH5
DANGERS OF MOLD, HOW TO REMEDIATE MOLD, AND HOW TO FIND6
QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS TO ASSESS AND REMEDIATE MOLD.".7
Page 3, strike lines 24 and 25.8
Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.9
Page 4, strike lines 1 and 2.10
Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.11
Page 5, strike lines 3 through 13.12
Page 5, line 15, strike "awareness campaign - rules." and substitute13
"awareness.".14
Page 5, strike lines 17 through 26 and substitute "ESTABLISH A PAGE ON15
THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC WEBSITE TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC IN16
UNDERSTANDING THE HEALTH DANGERS OF MOLD AND THE IMPORTANCE17
OF REMOVING MOLD FROM INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS. THE DEPARTMENT18
SHALL:19

(a) PROVIDE, ON THE PAGE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC WEBSITE1
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (1), THE FOLLOWING2
INFORMATION:3
(I) INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH DANGERS OF MOLD, INCLUDING4
THE POTENTIAL TOXIC COMPOUNDS THAT MOLD CAN EMIT AND PRODUCE;5
(II) DESCRIPTIONS OF MOLD TESTING AND REMEDIATION METHODS6
AND TERMINOLOGY, INCLUDING ACCREDITED INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR7
MOLD REMEDIATION;8
(III) HOW TO FIND MOLD TESTING AND REMEDIATION9
PROFESSIONALS; AND10
(IV) WEBSITE ADDRESSES OR".11
Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.12
Page 6, strike lines 4 through 24 and substitute:13
"(b) EVERY FIVE YEARS, UPDATE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON14
THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS15
SECTION WITH THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH DANGERS16
OF MOLD AND THE MOST RECENT BEST PRACTICES FOR MOLD ASSESSMENT17
AND REMEDIATION.18
(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH THE WEBSITE PAGE19
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION ON OR BEFORE JULY 1,20
2026.".21
Renumber succeeding C.R.S. section accordingly.22
Page 7, strike lines 12 through 27 and substitute "WHETHER THE23
PROPERTY HAS MOLD, HAS BEEN ASSESSED FOR MOLD, OR HAS HAD MOLD24
THAT WAS REMEDIATED. THIS INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED ON THE25
COLORADO REAL ESTATE COMMISSION APPROVED SELLER'S PROPERTY26
DISCLOSURE. THE SELLER'S PROPERTY DISCLOSURE MUST BE27
ACCOMPANIED BY ANY REPORTS PRODUCED BY ANY MOLD ASSESSMENT OR28
REMEDIATION THAT WAS CONDUCTED AT THE RESIDENTIAL REAL29
PROPERTY.".30
Renumber succeeding subsection accordingly.31
Page 8, strike lines 1 through 20.32
Page 9, before line 1 insert:33
"(b) "MOLD REMEDIATION" MEANS THE TIMELY AND GOOD FAITH34
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EFFORT TO REMOVE MOLD OR MOLD-CONTAINMENT MATTER FROM A1
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES OR DWELLING UNIT AND TO MITIGATE ANY2
NEGATIVE EFFECT OF THE PRESENCE OF MOLD.".3
Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.4
Page 10, line 10, strike "THE" and substitute "A SUMMARY OF THE".5
Page 10, line 14, strike "PERFORMED;" and substitute "PERFORMED, IF THE6
MOLD WAS NOT FULLY REMOVED OR IS LIKELY TO RETURN;".7
Page 10, strike lines 15 through 19 and substitute:8
"(III) THE WEBSITE ADDRESS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC9
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT'S WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION10
ABOUT THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF MOLD IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS IN11
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 25-4-2604 (1)(a).".12
Page 1, line 103, strike "REGISTRATION" and substitute "EDUCATION".13
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