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HB26-1348 • 2026

Changes to Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund

Joint Budget Committee. The bill adds the Trinidad correctional facility, the Arkansas Valley correctional facility, and the Arrowhead correctional facility to the list of correctional facilities elig

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rep. K. Brown, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. J. Bridges, Rep. E. Sirota, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on the amount of funding available or control over the fund, so these details were removed from the explanation.

Changes to Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund

This bill adds three correctional facilities to those eligible for broadband infrastructure funding from a special fund and extends the fund's expiration date.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds Trinidad, Arkansas Valley, and Arrowhead correctional facilities to the list of places that can get money from the Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund.
  • Extends when the Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund will end from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Trinidad correctional facility
  • The Arkansas Valley correctional facility
  • The Arrowhead correctional facility

Terms To Know

Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund
A special fund used to pay for internet and communication technology improvements in certain places.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money each correctional facility will receive.
  • It is unclear if other facilities might be added to the list later.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  2. 2026-04-13 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

  3. 2026-04-11 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  4. 2026-04-09 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  5. 2026-04-08 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-04-06 House

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  7. 2026-04-02 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Joint Budget Committee.
The bill adds the Trinidad correctional facility, the Arkansas Valley correctional facility, and the Arrowhead correctional facility to the list of correctional facilities eligible to receive money from the broadband infrastructure cash fund.
The bill extends the repeal date of the cash fund to July 1, 2028.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0922.01 Veronica Parish x2606 HOUSE BILL 26-1348
House Committees Senate Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING THE USE OF MONEY FROM THE BROADBAND101
INFRASTRUCTURE CASH FUND.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill adds the Trinidad correctional
facility, the Arkansas Valley correctional facility, and the Arrowhead
correctional facility to the list of correctional facilities eligible to receive
money from the broadband infrastructure cash fund.
The bill extends the repeal date of the cash fund to July 1, 2028.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 11, 2026
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 8, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Brown and Taggart, Sirota,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Amabile and Bridges, Kirkmeyer
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-1-168, amend2
(3)(e) and (5); and add (3)(g), (3)(h), and (3)(i) as follows:3
17-1-168. Broadband infrastructure cash fund - created -4
repeal.5
(3) Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the6
department may expend money from the fund to install broadband7
infrastructure at the following correctional facilities:8
(e) San Carlos correctional facility; and9
(g) TRINIDAD CORRECTIONAL FACILITY;10
(h) ARKANSAS VALLEY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; AND11
(i) ARROWHEAD CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.12
(5) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2027 JULY 1, 2028.13
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,14
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate15
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for16
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state17
institutions.18
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