# Colorado SB25-220: Accelerated College Opportunity Exam Fee Grant Program

Colorado SB25-220, Accelerated College Opportunity Exam Fee Grant Program, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB25-220
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Accelerated College Opportunity Exam Fee Grant Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (103 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Colorado students lose college exam fee grants: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law ends Colorado’s Accelerated College Opportunity Exam Fee Grant Program. Students previously eligible for these grants lose access to this help with exam fees. The law provides no replacement program.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 56 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-220 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-220 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-04-28: Governor Signed (House)
- 2025-04-17: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2025-04-10: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-09: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-08: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-04-03: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81534/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81530/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81535/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81533/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81531/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81532/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40491/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/81534/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81530/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81535/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81533/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81531/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81532/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40491/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-220-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).