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ColoradoHB26-11152026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Prepaid Wireless Telecom Services Modifications

Sponsored By: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Katie Stewart (Democratic), Scott Bright (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Local Government

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.

Clearer rules for prepaid phone purchases

The law clarifies what counts as prepaid wireless service: it is paid in advance, sold in set units or fixed periods, and allows 911 calls. A purchase can be made with money or with required customer information used for federal reimbursements. A retail transaction is a sale to an end user, not a resale. Prepaid wireless service follows the prepaid disability access charge rules, while other telecom services use different sections. The code now uses the same meanings for prepaid wireless and telecommunications service across related laws.

Online filing for prepaid 988 reports

The revenue department can require businesses that report or pay the prepaid 988 charge to file returns online and pay by electronic funds transfer. Some legal exceptions apply. This makes reporting and payment for the 988 fee an electronic process.

988 fee on prepaid phone purchases

Beginning January 1, 2022, each prepaid phone purchase in Colorado includes a 988 charge. The crisis hotline enterprise sets the amount each year by October 1 for the next year, and it cannot be more than $0.30 per purchase. Sellers must collect the charge on every retail transaction and send it in. They must choose how to show it on receipts (separate line or combined with the 911 fee) and need written state approval to change that. A seller is treated as having collected it even if it is not shown as a separate line. Lifeline-supported prepaid service does not pay this charge. These collection rules apply to prepaid wireless service; other telecom services use different sections.

Stronger privacy for telecom fee records

The revenue department must share prepaid disability access charge filings with the utilities commission and the disability services enterprise. The shared information stays confidential, and employees face penalties for misuse. The law also applies general tax administration rules to prepaid phone and wireless fees when not in conflict. This creates more consistent and protected oversight of these telecom fees.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Andrew Boesenecker

    Democratic • House

  • Dylan Roberts

    Democratic • Senate

  • Katie Stewart

    Democratic • House

  • Scott Bright

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Chad Clifford

    Democratic • House

  • Eliza Hamrick

    Democratic • House

  • Elizabeth Velasco

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer Bacon

    Democratic • House

  • Junie Joseph

    Democratic • House

  • Julie McCluskie

    Democratic • House

  • Jacque Phillips

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Kenny Nguyen

    Democratic • House

  • Lorena Garcia

    Democratic • House

  • Lori Goldstein

    Democratic • House

  • Monica Duran

    Democratic • House

  • Meg Froelich

    Democratic • House

  • Mandy Lindsay

    Democratic • House

  • Meghan Lukens

    Democratic • House

  • Manny Rutinel

    Democratic • House

  • Sheila Lieder

    Democratic • House

  • Steven Woodrow

    Democratic • House

  • Cathy Kipp

    Democratic • Senate

  • Cleave Simpson

    Republican • Senate

  • Iman Jodeh

    Democratic • Senate

  • Julie Gonzales

    Democratic • Senate

  • Janice Marchman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Katie Wallace

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Cutter

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    3/26/2026House

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

    3/19/2026Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor

    3/19/2026House

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    3/18/2026House

  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

    3/12/2026House

  6. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

    3/10/2026House

  7. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/9/2026Senate

  8. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

    3/6/2026Senate

  9. Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

    3/3/2026Senate

  10. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance

    2/26/2026Senate

  11. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    2/23/2026House

  12. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

    2/20/2026House

  13. House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    2/19/2026House

  14. Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance

    2/4/2026House

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