HB 25-1175 CO

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Became Law

Under current law, an investor-owned qualifying retail utility serving more than 500,000 customers (utility) may install advanced metering infrastructure (smart meter) at a customer's residential property without the property owner's permission unless the customer opts out of having the smart meter installed. The act requires a utility that deploys smart meters on or after September 1, 2025, to submit a customer communication plan to the public utilities commission on or before December 31, 2025. The customer communication plan must include the information related to the utility's plan for: The deployment of smart meters; Communicating with residential customers before the installation of smart meters on the customer's property, which communication must be sent 90, 60, and 30 days before the smart meter is installed; Communicating with residential customers regarding the customer's right to not have a smart meter installed and to receive a noncommunicating meter instead; and Communicating with a new residential customer about whether the property already has a smart meter installed and the customer's right to have a noncommunicating meter installed instead. A utility that plans to install a smart meter at a residential customer's property shall make reasonable efforts to notify the customer before arriving at the customer's property. A utility that installs or plans to install smart meters shall: Maintain a phone line and public website with information regarding the customer's right to not have the smart meter installed and have a noncommunicating meter installed instead, if requested; Only install smart meters that comply with federal communications commission requirements for radio frequency; and Establish and maintain a public website that includes information regarding customer data privacy and radio frequency communications in relation to smart meters.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Sheila Lieder Democratic · primary
• Junie Joseph Democratic · primary
• Robert Rodriguez Democratic · primary

1. May 20, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 6, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 6, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 6, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 15, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. Apr 14, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 11, 2025 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
8. Apr 9, 2025 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
9. Mar 24, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy · upper
10. Mar 19, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Mar 18, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
12. Mar 13, 2025 House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Feb 10, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment · lower