HB 25-1154 CO

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Under current law, the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind coordinates and advocates for the provision of, and access to, services and resources for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind (services and resources). Sections 1 through 11 of the act create the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise (enterprise) and the division for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind (division) within the department of human services to provide these services and resources. Section 8 creates the Colorado division for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind cash fund (cash fund). Telecommunications relay services (TRS) are provided for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind in the state through a monthly surcharge that voice service providers collect from their telephone customers (monthly surcharge) and through a charge that sellers of prepaid wireless telecommunications services impose at the point of sale (charge). Under current law, the public utilities commission (commission) imposes the monthly surcharge and charge, and the amounts collected are disbursed for the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind to provide services and resources; for the state librarian to provide reading services for the blind and print-disabled; and for the talking book library. Sections 4 and 15 transfer the authority to impose the monthly surcharge and charge to the enterprise, while maintaining the commission's responsibility for collecting the monthly surcharge from voice service providers. Money disbursed for services and resources is credited to the cash fund for use by the enterprise and the division. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $5,550,636 of monthly surcharge and charge amounts collected by voice service providers and prepaid wireless telecommunications services retailers to the departments of human services, education, regulatory agencies, revenue, personnel, and law to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Kyle Brown Democratic · primary
• Meg Froelich Democratic · primary
• Iman Jodeh Democratic · primary
• Judy Amabile Democratic · primary

1. May 22, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 12, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 12, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 12, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 1, 2025 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass · lower
6. Apr 29, 2025 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass · upper
7. Apr 28, 2025 First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments · legislature
8. Apr 23, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee · lower
9. Apr 21, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
10. Apr 17, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Apr 16, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
12. Apr 15, 2025 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
13. Apr 11, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
14. Mar 27, 2025 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
15. Mar 13, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology · upper
16. Mar 11, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
17. Mar 10, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
18. Mar 7, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
19. Feb 19, 2025 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
20. Feb 12, 2025 House Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · lower
21. Jan 29, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower