---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transmission Lines in State Highway Rights-of-Way"
description: "The act allows a transmission developer to co-locate longitudinally high voltage transmission lines within a state highway right-of-way (right-of-way), according to a process developed by rule by the department of transportation (department). Upon the request of a transmission developer, the department is required to provide to the transmission developer the best available information on potential future state highway development projects that could impact the placement of a high voltage line within a right-of-way. If the department and a transmission developer agree that a site may be suitable for high voltage line development and preconstruction requirements are approved, the transmission developer is required to provide a constructability, access, and maintenance report that includes mitigation strategies for potential impacts of the proposed high voltage line."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2025A"
identifier: "HB 25-1292"
citation: "Colorado HB 25-1292 (2025A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Boesenecker", "Faith Winter", "Junie Joseph"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-03T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-09T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45020e02-ffdf-48a5-9b19-3e5c5617e9da"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1292"
source_hash: "d58e4d419a297737f0e684432bbec82d40f9e5cd13e35b0ddf25bab524bf2060"
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 25-1292 (2025A) — Transmission Lines in State Highway Rights-of-Way

The act allows a transmission developer to co-locate longitudinally high voltage transmission lines within a state highway right-of-way (right-of-way), according to a process developed by rule by the department of transportation (department). Upon the request of a transmission developer, the department is required to provide to the transmission developer the best available information on potential future state highway development projects that could impact the placement of a high voltage line within a right-of-way. If the department and a transmission developer agree that a site may be suitable for high voltage line development and preconstruction requirements are approved, the transmission developer is required to provide a constructability, access, and maintenance report that includes mitigation strategies for potential impacts of the proposed high voltage line.

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2025a_hb1292_s_tra_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/29/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1292_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/08/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1292_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/03/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1292_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (03/27/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1292_h_thl_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (04/10/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1292_h_thl_fin_01.pdf)
7. **PA3 (05/05/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1292_s_tra_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/30/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1292_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (05/06/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1292_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (05/05/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1292_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (05/09/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2025a_1292_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- CONCUR — **46–17** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **45–20** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **46–18** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **23–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrew Boesenecker — primary (person)
- Faith Winter — primary (person)
- Junie Joseph — primary (person)
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
- A. Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- E. Velasco — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2025-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2025-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2025-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2025-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2025-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`
- **2025-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2025-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45020e02-ffdf-48a5-9b19-3e5c5617e9da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).