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BILL SUMMARY For HB25-1080

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABOR
Date Feb 19, 2025       Location HCR 0112

HB25-1080 - Amended, referred to House Finance


10:32:16 AM  
Representatives Soper and Lukens made opening remarks on House Bill 25-1080: Wireless Telephone Infrastructure Deployment Incentives. The bill establishes the Wireless Telephone Infrastructure Grant Program to support wireless telephone service deployment in certain areas of the state. The bill sponsors explained that they will be offering a strike everything below the enacting clause amendment.
10:38:39 AM  
The bill sponsors answered questions from the members of the committee.
10:46:26 AM  
Mr. Michael McReynolds, representing the Office of Information Technology's Colorado Broadband Office, testified in opposition to the introduced version of the bill.
10:47:16 AM  
Jeff Weist, representing the Colorado Cable Telecom Association, testified to amend the bill.
10:49:07 AM  
Kevin Neimond, representing the Colorado Telecommunications Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill.
10:51:21 AM  
The panelists answered questions from the committee members.
10:55:13 AM  
The bill sponsors offered and explained Amendment L001 (Amendment B).

10:57:24 AM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Woodrow
Seconded English
Armagost
Brooks
English
Keltie
Lieder
Lindstedt
Marshall
Mauro
Richardson
Rydin
Suckla
Woodrow
Ricks
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
10:57:26 AM  
The bill sponsors made closing comments on the merits of House Bill 25-1080.
11:00:29 AM  
The committee members made closing comments on the merits of the bill.

11:04:41 AM
Motion Refer House Bill 25-1080, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
Moved Woodrow
Seconded English
Armagost Yes
Brooks No
English Yes
Keltie Yes
Lieder Yes
Lindstedt Yes
Marshall Yes
Mauro Yes
Richardson Yes
Rydin Yes
Suckla Yes
Woodrow Yes
Ricks Yes
Final YES: 12   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS