# Colorado SB25-031: Single Point of Contact Wireless Services

Colorado SB25-031, Single Point of Contact Wireless Services, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), Matt Soper (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB25-031
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Single Point of Contact Wireless Services
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), Matt Soper (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Telecommunications & Information Technology
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (158 yes, 30 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Emergency alerts reach more language groups: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, local alerting authorities must send emergency alerts in English and qualifying minority languages. A language qualifies when at least 2,000 adults, or 2.5% of adults, in a served city or county speak it and speak English less than very well. Authorities use American Communi…
- State help for accessible emergency alerts: benefit, low. The Colorado 911 Services Enterprise can fund grants for language and disability access in emergency alerts. Eligible recipients include city and county alerting authorities, local governing bodies, 911 call centers, statewide 911 groups, and third parties. The Enterprise Board sets grant totals an…
- Wireless grant applicants get state help: benefit, low. The Colorado Broadband Office must help applicants seeking state or federal grants to build wireless service. This extends its grant application help beyond broadband deployment. The law sets no grant amount and provides no direct household payment.
- More prepaid plans face 911 charge rules: cost, low. The law expands which prepaid wireless plans fall under prepaid wireless charge rules. Covered plans are paid in advance and allow 911 calls. They offer either unlimited use for a fixed period or set amounts of time or dollars that decrease with use. Other phone services remain under separate charg…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 29 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 47 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-031, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 31 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-031 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-031, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 5 | 1 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-30: Governor Signed (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2025-04-25: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-11: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-03-19: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81209/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81205/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81210/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81208/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81206/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81207/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40441/download)

## Related bills

- SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed)
- HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed)
- HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed)
- SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed)
- SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed)
- SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81209/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81205/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81210/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81208/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81206/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81207/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40441/download)

## Related
- [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A)
- [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A)
- [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A)
- [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)
- [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-031-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).