HB 26-1348
signedChanges to Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHouse Bill 26-1348 changes how money from the Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund can be used. It now allows three correctional facilities in Colorado—the Trinidad Correctional Facility, Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, and Arrowhead Correctional Facility—to receive funding from this cash fund to improve their broadband infrastructure. The bill also extends the life of the fund until July 1, 2028. Since the bill has been signed, these changes are now law and affect how funds are distributed to support better internet access in these specific prisons.
Official Summary
The act adds the Trinidad correctional facility, the Arkansas Valley correctional facility, and the Arrowhead correctional facility to the list of correctional facilities where the department of corrections may install broadband infrastructure. The act extends the repeal date of the broadband infrastructure cash fund to July 1, 2028.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- House
- First action
- 2026-05-28
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02
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- Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
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Sponsors
- Kyle Brown (sponsor) · Democratic
- Rick Taggart (sponsor) · Republican
- Judy Amabile (sponsor) · Democratic
- Jeff Bridges (sponsor) · Democratic
- Emily Sirota (sponsor) · Democratic
- Barbara Kirkmeyer (sponsor) · Republican
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