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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB25-208

Department of Corrections Inmate Phone Costs

Type Bill
Session 2025 Regular Session

Concerning the amount that the department of corrections covers for penal communications services, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

Under current law, beginning July 1, 2025, the department of corrections (department) is required to cover 100% of all inmate telephone call costs. The act changes the amount the department is required to cover, beginning July 1, 2025, to 75% of all inmate telephone call costs. The act requires the department to cover 100% of all inmate telephone call costs on and after July 1, 2026.

The act appropriates $1,436,165 from the general fund to the department for inmate telephone calls.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Committees

Senate

Appropriations

House

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/25/2025 Signed Act PDF
04/16/2025 Final Act PDF
04/10/2025 Rerevised PDF
04/09/2025 Revised PDF
04/03/2025 Reengrossed PDF
04/02/2025 Engrossed PDF
03/31/2025 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
07/14/2025 FN2 PDF
03/31/2025 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
04/03/2025 SA2 PDF
03/31/2025 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 25-208 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 25-208 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/10/2025 Third Reading BILL
42
AYE
21
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/03/2025 Third Reading BILL
33
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
04/25/2025 Governor Governor Signed
04/16/2025 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/16/2025 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/15/2025 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/10/2025 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/09/2025 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/08/2025 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/03/2025 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
04/03/2025 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/02/2025 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/01/2025 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/31/2025 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

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