Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology
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March 27, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1154 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, strike lines 1 through 3 and substitute
Page 1, Line 2"provision of communication services that enable communication
Page 1, Line 3between individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, and
Page 1, Line 4deafblind or who have speech disabilities and individuals
Page 1, Line 5without communication-related disabilities;".
Page 1, Line 6Page 3, lines 9 and 10, strike "state departments and agencies to
Page 1, Line 7provide" and substitute "the provision of".
Page 1, Line 8Page 3, strike line 16 and substitute "services for fee payers; and
Page 1, Line 9(d) Communication between fee payers, both fee payers
Page 1, Line 10with communication-related disabilities and those without,
Page 1, Line 11requires telecommunication and electronic technologies and
Page 1, Line 12in-person means to meet all communication needs.".
Page 1, Line 13Page 3, lines 20 and 21, strike "individuals who have communication
Page 1, Line 14needs related to their disabilities" and substitute "fee payers".
Page 1, Line 15Page 4, line 2, strike "disabilities;" and substitute "disabilities to
Page 1, Line 16assist them in communicating with individuals with and without
Page 1, Line 17the same communication-related disabilities;".
Page 1, Line 18Page 4, line 5, strike "disabled;" and substitute "disabled to assist
Page 1, Line 19them in communicating with fee payers with and without
Page 1, Line 20communication-related disabilities;".
Page 1, Line 21Page 4, line 19, strike "employers" and substitute "their customers".
Page 1, Line 22
Page 2, Line 1Page 5, line 1, strike "P.2d" and substitute "P.2d".
Page 2, Line 2Page 5, lines 9 and 10, strike "calculated based on" and substitute
Page 2, Line 3"related to".
Page 2, Line 4Page 5, line 12, strike "Not" and substitute "So long as the enterprise
Page 2, Line 5qualifies as an enterprise for purposes of section 20 of article X
Page 2, Line 6of the state constitution, not".
Page 2, Line 7Page 5, strike lines 17 through 19 and substitute "section 24-77-103.6
Page 2, Line 8(6)(b)(I)(G).".
Page 2, Line 9Page 6, strike line 1 and substitute "the first fiscal year of the
Page 2, Line 10enterprise is fiscal year 2024-25.".
Page 2, Line 11Page 6, lines 20 and 21, strike "and consists of staff of the state
Page 2, Line 12department." and substitute "within the enterprise.".
Page 2, Line 13Page 8, strike line 5 and substitute "reasonably related to the
Page 2, Line 14overall cost of providing the services described in this
Page 2, Line 15subsection".
Page 2, Line 16Page 8, lines 17 and 18, strike "sufficient to fund the activities" and
Page 2, Line 17substitute "reasonably related to the overall cost of providing
Page 2, Line 18the services".
Page 2, Line 19Page 8, line 20, before "adjusting" insert "if needed,".
Page 2, Line 20Page 9, lines 8 and 9, strike "board, with the advice of the division
Page 2, Line 21and the commission," and substitute "board".
Page 2, Line 22Page 9, after line 13 insert:
Page 2, Line 23"(e) The enterprise may engage the services of
Page 2, Line 24contractors and consultants for professional and technical
Page 2, Line 25assistance and to supply other services related to the conduct
Page 2, Line 26of the affairs of the enterprise, without regard to the
Page 2, Line 27"Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of title 24. The
Page 2, Line 28enterprise shall engage the attorney general's office for legal
Page 2, Line 29services. The state may provide office space and staff to the
Page 2, Line 30enterprise pursuant to a fair market rate contract entered into
Page 2, Line 31pursuant to this subsection (1)(e).".
Page 2, Line 32
Page 3, Line 1Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.
Page 3, Line 2Page 9, line 19, after "(a)" insert "(I)".
Page 3, Line 3Page 9, line 20, after the period add "The board must not exceed
Page 3, Line 4seven members and must always consist of an odd number of
Page 3, Line 5members.
Page 3, Line 6(II) Members of the board serve three-year terms; except
Page 3, Line 7that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than three
Page 3, Line 8members' terms expire in the same year. The governor shall not
Page 3, Line 9appoint a member for more than two consecutive terms.
Page 3, Line 10(III) Board members do not receive compensation for
Page 3, Line 11performing official duties of the board but may receive a per
Page 3, Line 12diem or reimbursement for travel and other reasonable and
Page 3, Line 13necessary expenses for performing official duties of the board.
Page 3, Line 14The per diem or reimbursement is paid from the fund.".
Page 3, Line 15Page 10, lines 4 and 5, strike "of human services." and substitute "of
Page 3, Line 16human services. The division is under the jurisdiction of the
Page 3, Line 17communication services for people with disabilities enterprise.".
Page 3, Line 18Page 12, line 6, strike "state department." and substitute
Page 3, Line 19"communication services for people with disabilities enterprise.".
Page 3, Line 20Page 18, line 27, strike "or as proposed by," and substitute "or as
Page 3, Line 21proposed by,".
Page 3, Line 22Page 19, line 13, after "(1)" insert "(a)".
Page 3, Line 23Page 19, line 19, before "money credited" insert "unexpended and
Page 3, Line 24unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal
Page 3, Line 25year and all".
Page 3, Line 26Page 19, after line 21 insert:
Page 3, Line 27"(b) Money credited to the Colorado division for the deaf,
Page 3, Line 28hard of hearing, and deafblind cash fund is continuously
Page 3, Line 29appropriated to the enterprise for the purposes set forth in
Page 3, Line 30section 26-21-103.5 and to pay the enterprise's reasonable and
Page 3, Line 31necessary operating expenses.".
Page 3, Line 32Page 20, strike line 1 and substitute "funding for entities to address
Page 3, Line 33improve communication between fee payers by addressing the
Page 3, Line 34needs of Colorado's individuals who".
Page 4, Line 1Page 24, line 3, before "telephone" insert "voice".
Page 4, Line 2Page 24, line 7, before "telephone" insert "voice".
Page 4, Line 3Page 24, line 17, after "enterprise -" insert "Colorado telephone users
Page 4, Line 4with disabilities fund - created -".
Page 4, Line 5Page 25, line 25, after the period add "Money that the commission
Page 4, Line 6retains pursuant to this subsection (3)(c)(II) shall be credited to
Page 4, Line 7the Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund, which fund
Page 4, Line 8is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money
Page 4, Line 9credited to the fund pursuant to this subsection (3)(c)(II) and
Page 4, Line 10any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or
Page 4, Line 11transfer to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all
Page 4, Line 12interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of
Page 4, Line 13money in the Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund to
Page 4, Line 14the fund.".
Page 4, Line 15Page 28, line 23, strike "wireless".
Page 4, Line 16Page 28, line 24, after "enterprise -" insert "prepaid wireless trust cash
Page 4, Line 17fund - created -".
Page 4, Line 18Page 31, line 13, after the period add "Money that the department
Page 4, Line 19retains pursuant to this subsection (2)(e)(II) shall be credited to
Page 4, Line 20the prepaid wireless trust cash fund, which fund is created in the
Page 4, Line 21state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund
Page 4, Line 22pursuant to this subsection (2)(e)(II) and any other money that
Page 4, Line 23the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.
Page 4, Line 24The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived
Page 4, Line 25from the deposit and investment of money in the prepaid wireless
Page 4, Line 26trust cash fund to the fund.".
Page 4, Line 27Page 37, line 10, strike "wireless TRS" and substitute "wireless TRS
Page 4, Line 28telephone disability access".
Page 4, Line 29Page 37, line 16, strike "wireless TRS" and substitute "wireless TRS
Page 4, Line 30telephone disability access".
Page 4, Line 31Page 39, line 4, strike "40-17-104 (1)," and substitute "40-17-102
Page 4, Line 32(3)(c)(II),".
Page 4, Line 33Page 39, line 10, strike "(c)" and substitute "(b)".
Page 5, Line 1Page 40, line 3, strike "department of".
Page 5, Line 2Page 41, line 5, strike "40-17-104 (1)," and substitute "40-17-102
Page 5, Line 3(3)(c)(II),".
Page 5, Line 4Strike "collaboration" and substitute "consultation" on: Page 7,
Page 5, Line 5line 26; and Page 8, lines 12 and 19.