# Colorado HB25-1211: Tap Fees Imposed by Special Districts Colorado HB25-1211, Tap Fees Imposed by Special Districts, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rebekah Stewart (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-09 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1211-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB25-1211 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Tap Fees Imposed by Special Districts - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-05-09, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), Sheila Lieder (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Local Government, Water - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (176 yes, 74 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Water districts must serve when capacity allows: benefit, medium. Water and water-and-sanitation districts must provide water service when they have the capacity. They must have enough room in existing infrastructure and sufficient legal water rights to serve new customers. They must also be able to fund needed infrastructure and water rights without harming curr… - New cost rules for water connection fees: mixed, low. Colorado special districts providing water or sanitation can raise or lower tap fees—the charges for connecting property to service. Fees must reasonably match service costs, including building or buying infrastructure, its permitted capacity, and planning, buying, or developing water rights. Fees… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 49 | 14 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 44 | 20 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 27 | 6 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Adopt amendment L.008 | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1211, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 36 | 27 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1211, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 4 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-05-09: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-04-15: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2025-04-14: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing (Senate) - 2025-03-17: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-14: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2025-03-03: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-02-26: House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-02-11: Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83567/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83563/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83568/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83566/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83564/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83565/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40608/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83567/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83563/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83568/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83566/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83564/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83565/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40608/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1211-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).