---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify Colorado Channel Authority Board Appointments"
description: "The act repeals the requirement that 4 members of the Colorado channel authority board be members of the general assembly.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 154"
citation: "Colorado SB 154 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "State Government", "Telecommunications & Information Technology"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Simpson", "J. Caldwell", "J. McCluskie", "K. Mullica"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-03-31"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa1c6253-2254-4b66-b0b5-9c31ca74e051"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-154"
source_hash: "7e7ea99233c05aae740fdd699af92bd34626f0143b5523ac3f950b4f99340060"
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 SB 154 (2026A) — Modify Colorado Channel Authority Board Appointments

The act repeals the requirement that 4 members of the Colorado channel authority board be members of the general assembly.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113907/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115357/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116576/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115422/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116231/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116054/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116823/download)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 26-154, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-154 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-154 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment J.001 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-154 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Simpson — primary (person)
- J. Caldwell — primary (person)
- J. McCluskie — primary (person)
- K. Mullica — primary (person)
- A. Flanell — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-29** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-09** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-08** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-05-07** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-05-07** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-04** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-04-29** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-28** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-04-28** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa1c6253-2254-4b66-b0b5-9c31ca74e051`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).