Kyle Brown
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 12
Primary
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.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
House Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (05/22/2025) | |
| Final Act (05/12/2025) | |
| Rerevised (04/17/2025) | |
| Revised (04/16/2025) | |
| Reengrossed (03/11/2025) | |
| Engrossed (03/10/2025) | |
| Introduced (01/29/2025) | |
| PA4 (04/11/2025) | |
| PA3 (03/28/2025) | |
| PA2 (03/10/2025) | |
| PA1 (02/20/2025) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (03/06/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (04/09/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (02/10/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (03/06/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (03/26/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (04/09/2025) |
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