---
type: "Bill"
title: "Broadband Deployment Level Playing Field"
description: "The broadband deployment board in the department of regulatory agencies (board) implements and administers a grant program regarding the deployment of broadband service in unserved areas of the state. Upon a telecommunications provider's application for funding of a proposed project to provide access to a broadband network in an unserved area of the state, the board must allow an incumbent telecommunications provider in the unserved area the right of first refusal with regard to implementing a broadband deployment project for the unserved area."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "HB 18-1099"
citation: "Colorado HB 18-1099 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara McLachlan", "Don Coram", "Marc Catlin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-18T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41f495ce-fd39-413d-98ea-46720224cff3"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1099"
source_hash: "d3e902f9aaa715557b684b12db2ba3fb1fa24ca9fac658ddba4d41c581922038"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 18-1099 (2018A) — Broadband Deployment Level Playing Field

The broadband deployment board in the department of regulatory agencies (board) implements and administers a grant program regarding the deployment of broadband service in unserved areas of the state. Upon a telecommunications provider's application for funding of a proposed project to provide access to a broadband network in an unserved area of the state, the board must allow an incumbent telecommunications provider in the unserved area the right of first refusal with regard to implementing a broadband deployment project for the unserved area.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_hb1099_s_blt_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/05/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1099_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/02/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1099_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/18/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1099_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (03/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1099_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (03/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1099_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (03/22/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1099_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (04/02/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1099_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **61–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara McLachlan — primary (person)
- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Marc Catlin — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-03-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-12T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2018-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-05T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-01-18T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41f495ce-fd39-413d-98ea-46720224cff3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).