# Colorado SB25-068: Municipal Utility Unclaimed Utility Deposit Program

Colorado SB25-068, Municipal Utility Unclaimed Utility Deposit Program, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Amy Paschal (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic), Paul Lundeen and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB25-068
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Municipal Utility Unclaimed Utility Deposit Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Amy Paschal (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic), Paul Lundeen, Rose Pugliese
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (185 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- City utilities can join bill-aid program: benefit, low. Colorado’s city-owned electric and gas utilities can join the unclaimed utility deposits program by notifying the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Participating utilities come under the program’s rules and commission oversight. The program uses deposits left unclaimed for more than two years t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Paul Lundeen
- Sponsor: Rose Pugliese
- Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dusty Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird
- Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 63 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-068, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-068 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-07: Governor Signed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2025-03-28: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-18: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment (House)
- 2025-02-18: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81277/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81273/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81278/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81276/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81274/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81275/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40453/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/81277/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81273/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81278/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81276/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81274/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81275/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40453/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-SB25-068-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).