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Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 25-208: Department of Corrections Inmate Phone Costs

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 25-208 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on March 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of Corrections Inmate Phone Costs. Primary sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), Shannon Bird, Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 25, 2025): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Emily SirotaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Shannon BirdPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeff BridgesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Judy AmabilePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Andy BoeseneckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Cecelia EspenozaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Barbara KirkmeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Mandy LindsayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Jacque PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Rick TaggartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
  10. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  11. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
  12. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source