ColoradoUtility Consumer Protection
What it does
The act prohibits the department of human services (department) from requiring an applicant for the low-income home energy assistance program (program) to provide their citizenship or immigration status on an application for assistance under the program, unless that information is required as a condition of eligibility for the program. The department is also prohibited from sharing the citizenship or immigration status of an applicant for or recipient of assistance under the program with any federal law enforcement agency, unless disclosure is required by law or court order.
More detail
If an individual applies for assistance under the program and the individual's application is denied due to insufficient or incomplete documentation, the department must provide notice to the applicant that their application has been denied and provide the applicant at least 60 days to correct or complete the application. The investor-owned public utility of which the applicant is a customer must place a disconnection hold on the applicant's utility service for no more than 60 days while the customer's application is pending review. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 4Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 30Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 29Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 29Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 11House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 6House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- Apr 4Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/04/2025 - No Amendments
- Mar 31Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Mar 26Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 20Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & EnergyMinor
- Mar 17House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 14House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 11House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 6House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Feb 12Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & EnvironmentIntroduced