HB 24-1336 CO

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The act: Repeals the broadband deployment board (board); Transfers the function of awarding grant money in the high cost support mechanism from the board to the Colorado broadband office (office) and authorizes the office to award grants for middle mile infrastructure; pole replacements, attachments, and other infrastructure; and other underfunded broadband needs throughout the state (grant program); Authorizes the office to conduct or cause to be conducted studies to assess broadband needs in the state; Requires the office to solicit public input regarding the grant program; Requires the office to establish a work group of stakeholders to help review grant applications for the grant program; Authorizes the chief information officer in the office of information technology (OIT) to adopt rules regarding the grant program; and Repeals the grant-making function of the office on September 1, 2030, subject to review by the department of regulatory agencies. The act decreases appropriations made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2024-25 state fiscal year to the office of the governor as follows: The amount from various cash funds for health, life, and dental for the office of information technology is decreased by $25,826; and The amount from various cash funds for enterprise solutions for OIT is decreased by $254,276 and the related FTE is decreased by 2.0 FTE. APPROVED by Governor May 22, 2024 EFFECTIVE September 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Jennifer Parenti · primary
• Ron Weinberg Republican · primary
• Robert Rodriguez Democratic · primary
• Kevin Priola · primary

1. May 22, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 21, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 21, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 21, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 4, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 2, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. May 1, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. Apr 30, 2024 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. Apr 30, 2024 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. Apr 25, 2024 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
11. Apr 19, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
12. Apr 17, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
13. Apr 16, 2024 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
14. Apr 15, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
15. Apr 12, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
16. Apr 3, 2024 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
17. Mar 12, 2024 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Finance · lower
18. Feb 23, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower