# Colorado SB25-280: Data Center Development & Grid Modernization Act

Colorado SB25-280, Data Center Development & Grid Modernization Act, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Alex Valdez (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic) and 1 others; status failed, last action 2025-05-08 (Senate Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB25-280
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Data Center Development & Grid Modernization Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-04
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Senate Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
- Sponsors: Alex Valdez (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Paul Lundeen
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes, State Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (13 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Paul Lundeen

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Adopt amendment L.004 | pass | 7 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-280, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2025-05-08: Senate Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40408/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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40408/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-SB25-280-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).