Communication Services People with Disabilities Enterprise
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2025 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning communication services for people with disabilities, and, in connection therewith, creating the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise and making and reducing an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
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.)
Prime Sponsors
Representative
Kyle Brown
Representative
Meg Froelich
Senator
Iman Jodeh
Senator
Judy Amabile
Committees
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.011 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment J.004 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 25-1154, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.005 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.006 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.007 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.008 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.009 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 25-1154, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.003 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment J.002 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 25-1154, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-3. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 25-1154, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-4. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/01/2025 | Conference Committee Report | REPASS |
43
AYE
22
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/01/2025 | Conference Committee Report | ADOPT |
43
AYE
22
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/23/2025 | Senate Amendments | NOT CNCR |
43
AYE
20
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 03/11/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
38
AYE
21
NO
6
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/29/2025 | Conference Committee Report | REPASS |
20
AYE
12
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/29/2025 | Conference Committee Report | ADOPT CCR |
32
AYE
0
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/17/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
24
AYE
11
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2025 | L.012 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/16/2025 | L.010 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/11/2025 | J.004 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 04/11/2025 | L.011 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 03/27/2025 | L.009 | SEN Business, Labor, & Technology | Passed [*] | |
| 03/27/2025 | L.008 | SEN Business, Labor, & Technology | Passed [*] | |
| 03/27/2025 | L.007 | SEN Business, Labor, & Technology | Passed [*] | |
| 03/27/2025 | L.006 | SEN Business, Labor, & Technology | Passed [*] | |
| 03/27/2025 | L.005 | SEN Business, Labor, & Technology | Passed [*] | |
| 03/10/2025 | L.004 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 03/07/2025 | J.002 | HOU Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 03/07/2025 | L.003 | HOU Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 02/19/2025 | L.002 | HOU Health & Human Services | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/22/2025 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/12/2025 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/12/2025 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/12/2025 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/01/2025 | House | House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass |
| 04/29/2025 | Senate | Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass |
| 04/28/2025 | ConfComm | First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments |
| 04/23/2025 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee |
| 04/21/2025 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
| 04/17/2025 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/16/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/15/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/11/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/27/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 03/13/2025 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology |
| 03/11/2025 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/10/2025 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 03/07/2025 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/19/2025 | House | House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 02/12/2025 | House | House Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only |
| 01/29/2025 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
Prime Sponsor
Sponsor
Co-Sponsor
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/22/2025 | 230 | Communication Serv People with Disabilities Enter |