Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 24-0541.01 Nicole Myers x4326
HOUSE BILL 24-1168
House Committees Senate Committees
Transportation, Housing & Local Government
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS .101
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill requires state and local public bodies (public bodies) to
ensure that the following accessibility requirements are implemented by
July 1, 2025:
! Any public meeting at which public business is discussed,
formal action may be taken, or recommendations to the
governing body of the public body may be discussed
(meeting) held by a public body is required to be accessible
in real time by live streaming video or audio that is
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Froelich and Rutinel,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Hinrichsen,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. recorded and accessible to individuals with disabilities;
! A public body is required to post on its website, at least 24
hours before a meeting, any documents that will be
distributed during the meeting;
! For any meeting of a public body during which public
testimony will be heard, the public body is required to
allow any individual to participate in the meeting and offer
public testimony by using a video conferencing platform
unless the meeting occurs in a geographic location that
lacks broadband internet service; and
! A public body is required to provide any auxiliary aids or
services requested in time for the meeting for which they
were requested. A public body may require that a request
for auxiliary aids or services to attend a meeting of the
public body with the use of the video conferencing
platform be made up to 7 days before the date of the
meeting.
Nothing in the bill prohibits a public body from promulgating rules
for the administration of public testimony so long as the rules apply to
both in-person and remote testimony, and nothing in the bill requires a
public body to provide hardware or software or internet or phone access
at an individual's home.
The failure of any public body to comply with the applicable
requirements of the bill constitutes discrimination on the basis of
disability. Any individual who is subjected to a violation is entitled to
seek relief as currently provided in law.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly2
hereby finds and declares that:3
(a) The federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" has4
been law for over three decades;5
(b) The federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990"6
mandates equal access to everyday activities for individuals with7
disabilities;8
(c) Many places of public business continue to be inaccessible to9
individuals with disabilities; and10
HB24-1168-2- (d) It is the right of every individual to participate in public1
discourse and it is imperative to a healthy and functional democracy that2
all citizens have access to their government.3
(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that it is4
necessary to codify the right to accessible and transparent governance to5
protect access and promote greater equity.6
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 17 to article7
1 of title 29 as follows:8
PART 179
ACCESSIBILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT10
29-1-1701. Local public bodies - meetings - accessibility -11
definitions. (1) A
S USED IN THIS PART 17, UNLESS THE CONTEXT12
OTHERWISE REQUIRES:13
(a) "A
UXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES" MEANS AN AID OR SERVICE14
THAT IS USED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A15
COGNITIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL , INTELLECTUAL, NEUROLOGICAL, OR16
PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND IS AVAILABLE IN A FORMAT OR MANNER THAT17
ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION .18
(b) (I) "L
OCAL PUBLIC BODY" MEANS ANY BOARD, COMMITTEE,19
COMMISSION, AUTHORITY, OR OTHER ADVISORY , POLICY-MAKING,20
RULE-MAKING, OR FORMALLY CONSTITUTED BODY OF ANY POLITICAL21
SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE AND ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY TO WHICH22
A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR AN OFFICIAL THEREOF, HAS DELEGATED A23
GOVERNMENTAL DECISION -MAKING FUNCTION BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE24
INDIVIDUALS ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC BODY .25
(II) N
OTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (1)(b)(I)26
OF THIS SECTION, TO ASSURE SCHOOL BOARD TRANSPARENCY , "LOCAL27
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ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL , OR A COMBINATION THEREOF WHO ARE2
INVOLVED IN A MEETING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF EMPLOYEES AT3
WHICH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IS DISCUSSED .4
(III)
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (1)(b)(I)5
OF THIS SECTION, "LOCAL PUBLIC BODY" INCLUDES THE GOVERNING BOARD6
OF AN INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL THAT IS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO7
PART 5 OF ARTICLE 30.5 OF TITLE 22.8
(c) "P
UBLIC MEETING" MEANS ANY MEETING HELD BY A LOCAL9
PUBLIC BODY AT WHICH PUBLIC BUSINESS IS DISCUSSED , FORMAL ACTION10
MAY BE TAKEN, OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MAY BE MADE TO THE11
GOVERNING BODY OF A LOCAL PUBLIC BODY MAY BE DISCUSSED .12
(2) E
ACH LOCAL PUBLIC BODY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE13
ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THIS PART 17 ARE14
IMPLEMENTED BY JULY 1, 2025, TO ENSURE THE FULL AND EQUAL15
ENJOYMENT OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC BODY BY INDIVIDUALS IN PROTECTED16
CLASSES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AS REQUIRED BY17
SECTIONS 24-34-601 AND 24-34-802.18
(3) (a) A
NY PUBLIC MEETING MUST BE ACCESSIBLE IN REAL TIME19
BY LIVE STREAMING VIDEO OR AUDIO THAT IS RECORDED AND ACCESSIBLE20
TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.21
(b) A
LOCAL PUBLIC BODY MUST POST ON ITS WEBSITE ANY22
DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED OR DISCUSSED DURING A PUBLIC23
MEETING. A LOCAL PUBLIC BODY MUST POST SUCH DOCUMENTS AT LEAST24
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE PUBLIC MEETING OR , IF POSTING THE25
DOCUMENTS TWENTY -FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE PUBLIC MEETING IS NOT26
POSSIBLE, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE BEFORE THE PUBLIC MEETING ; EXCEPT27
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AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL DISTRIBUTED OR DISCUSSED , OR NOT IN2
THE LOCAL PUBLIC BODY'S POSSESSION BEFORE THE MEETING , A LOCAL3
PUBLIC BODY MUST POST THE DOCUMENTS IN REAL TIME DURING THE4
PUBLIC MEETING. ANY DOCUMENTS THAT A LOCAL PUBLIC BODY POSTS5
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (3)(b) MUST MEET CURRENT PREVAILING6
DOCUMENT AND INTERNET ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS AND MUST REMAIN7
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE LOCAL PUBLIC BODY 'S WEBSITE FOR8
ON-DEMAND USE IN THE SAME MANNER IN WHICH THE LOCAL PUBLIC BODY9
MAKES THE WRITTEN RECORD OF THE MEETING AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC .10
(c) A
LOCAL PUBLIC BODY MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAKE THE11
VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF ANY PUBLIC MEETING AVAILABLE TO THE12
PUBLIC FOR ON-DEMAND USE.13
(4) (a) E
XCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (4)(b) OF14
THIS SECTION, FOR ANY PUBLIC MEETING DURING WHICH THE LOCAL15
PUBLIC BODY WILL HEAR PUBLIC TESTIMONY , THE LOCAL PUBLIC BODY16
MUST ALLOW ANY INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC MEETING17
AND OFFER PUBLIC TESTIMONY BY USING A VIDEO CONFERENCING18
PLATFORM. THE LOCAL PUBLIC BODY MUST ENSURE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL19
SEEKING THE USE OF A VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM TO PARTICIPATE20
IN THE PUBLIC MEETING IS PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC MEETING BY21
USE OF THE VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM AT THE SAME TIMES AND22
UPON THE SAME TERMS AS INDIVIDUALS WHO APPEAR AT THE PUBLIC23
MEETING IN PERSON. IT IS IN A LOCAL PUBLIC BODY'S DISCRETION TO24
DETERMINE WHICH VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM WILL BE USED FOR25
SUCH PARTICIPATION SO LONG AS THE PLATFORM IS ACCESSIBLE TO26
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.27
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FROM PROMULGATING RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC2
TESTIMONY SO LONG AS THE RULES APPLY TO BOTH IN -PERSON AND3
REMOTE TESTIMONY.4
(c) T
HE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION DO5
NOT APPLY WHEN A PUBLIC MEETING OCCURS IN A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION6
THAT IS IN AN UNSERVED AREA OF THE STATE , AS DEFINED IN SECTION7
40-15-102
(32).8
(d) A
LOCAL PUBLIC BODY THAT IS EXEMPT FROM THE9
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION SHALL USE AN10
ALTERNATIVE TO A VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM , SUCH AS A11
TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL , TO ALLOW PARTICIPATION IN A PUBLIC12
MEETING. THE ALTERNATIVE OPTION USED MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO13
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.14
(5) (a) A
LOCAL PUBLIC BODY MAY REQUIRE THAT A REQUEST FOR15
AUXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES TO ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE16
LOCAL PUBLIC BODY WITH THE USE OF THE VIDEO CONFERENCING17
PLATFORM SELECTED BY THE LOCAL PUBLIC BODY PURSUANT TO18
SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION BE MADE UP TO SEVEN DAYS BEFORE19
THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC MEETING FOR WHICH THE AUXILIARY AIDS OR20
SERVICES ARE REQUESTED.21
(b) A
LOCAL PUBLIC BODY SHALL PROVIDE ANY AUXILIARY AIDS22
OR SERVICES TIMELY REQUESTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(a) OF THIS23
SECTION IN TIME FOR THE PUBLIC MEETING FOR WHICH THE AUXILIARY24
AIDS OR SERVICES WERE REQUESTED WITHOUT REQUIRING OR REQUESTING25
AN EXPLANATION OF THE NEED FOR THE AUXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES .26
(c) N
OTHING IN THIS PART 17 REQUIRES A LOCAL PUBLIC BODY TO27
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INDIVIDUAL'S HOME.2
(6) N
OTHING IN THIS PART 17 SUPERSEDES OR NEGATES THE3
REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW , PART 4 OF ARTICLE 6 OF4
TITLE 24, OR THE "COLORADO OPEN RECORDS ACT", PART 2 OF ARTICLE5
72
OF TITLE 24.6
(7) T
HE FAILURE OF ANY LOCAL PUBLIC BODY TO COMPLY WITH7
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PART 17 CONSTITUTES DISCRIMINATION ON8
THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 24-34-802. ANY9
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SUBJECTED TO A VIOLATION OF THIS PART 17 IS10
ENTITLED TO SEEK ALL RELIEF PROVIDED IN SECTION 24-34-802.11
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 14 to article12
82 of title 24 as follows:13
PART 1414
ACCESSIBILITY OF STATE GOVERNMENT15
24-82-1401. State public bodies - meetings - accessibility -16
definitions. (1) A
S USED IN THIS PART 14, UNLESS THE CONTEXT17
OTHERWISE REQUIRES:18
(a) "A
UXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES" MEANS AN AID OR SERVICE19
THAT IS USED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A20
COGNITIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL , INTELLECTUAL, NEUROLOGICAL, OR21
PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND IS AVAILABLE IN A FORMAT OR MANNER THAT22
ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION .23
(b) "P
UBLIC MEETING" MEANS ANY MEETING HELD BY A STATE24
PUBLIC BODY AT WHICH PUBLIC BUSINESS IS DISCUSSED , FORMAL ACTION25
MAY BE TAKEN, OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MAY BE MADE TO THE26
GOVERNING BODY OF A STATE PUBLIC BODY MAY BE DISCUSSED .27
HB24-1168
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COMMISSION, OR OTHER ADVISORY , POLICY-MAKING, RULE-MAKING,2
DECISION-MAKING, OR FORMALLY CONSTITUTED BODY OF ANY STATE3
AGENCY, STATE AUTHORITY, GOVERNING BOARD OF A STATE INSTITUTION4
OF HIGHER EDUCATION INCLUDING THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF5
C
OLORADO, A NONPROFIT CORPORATION INCORPORATED PURSUANT TO6
SECTION 23-5-121 (2), OR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND ANY PUBLIC OR7
PRIVATE ENTITY TO WHICH THE STATE , OR AN OFFICIAL THEREOF, HAS8
DELEGATED A GOVERNMENTAL DECISION -MAKING FUNCTION BUT DOES9
NOT INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF THE STATE10
PUBLIC BODY.11
(II)
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (1)(c)(I)12
OF THIS SECTION, "STATE PUBLIC BODY" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE13
GOVERNING BOARD OF AN INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL THAT IS14
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO PART 5 OF ARTICLE 30.5 OF TITLE 22.15
(2) E
ACH STATE PUBLIC BODY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE16
ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THIS PART 14 ARE17
IMPLEMENTED BY JULY 1, 2025, TO ENSURE THE FULL AND EQUAL18
ENJOYMENT OF THE STATE PUBLIC BODY BY INDIVIDUALS IN PROTECTED19
CLASSES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AS REQUIRED BY20
SECTIONS 24-34-601 AND 24-34-802.21
(3) (a) A
NY PUBLIC MEETING MUST BE ACCESSIBLE IN REAL TIME22
BY LIVE STREAMING VIDEO OR AUDIO THAT IS RECORDED AND ACCESSIBLE23
TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.24
(b) A
STATE PUBLIC BODY MUST POST ON ITS WEBSITE ANY25
DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED OR DISCUSSED DURING A PUBLIC26
MEETING. A STATE PUBLIC BODY MUST POST SUCH DOCUMENTS AT LEAST27
HB24-1168
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DOCUMENTS TWENTY -FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING IS NOT POSSIBLE,2
AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE BEFORE THE MEETING ; EXCEPT THAT IF THE3
DOCUMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVILEGED , NOT AVAILABLE TO THE4
PUBLIC UNTIL DISTRIBUTED OR DISCUSSED, OR NOT IN THE STATE PUBLIC5
BODY'S POSSESSION BEFORE THE MEETING, THE STATE PUBLIC BODY MUST6
POST THE DOCUMENTS IN REAL TIME DURING THE PUBLIC MEETING . ANY7
DOCUMENTS THAT A STATE PUBLIC BODY POSTS PURSUANT TO THIS8
SUBSECTION (3)(b) MUST MEET CURRENT PREVAILING DOCUMENT AND9
INTERNET ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS AND MUST REMAIN AVAILABLE TO10
THE PUBLIC ON THE STATE PUBLIC BODY'S WEBSITE FOR ON-DEMAND USE11
IN THE SAME MANNER IN WHICH THE LOCAL STATE BODY MAKES THE12
WRITTEN RECORD OF THE PUBLIC MEETING AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC .13
(c) A
STATE PUBLIC BODY MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAKE THE14
VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING OF ANY PUBLIC MEETING AVAILABLE TO THE15
PUBLIC FOR ON-DEMAND USE.16
(4) (a) E
XCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (4)(b) OF17
THIS SECTION, FOR ANY PUBLIC MEETING DURING WHICH THE STATE PUBLIC18
BODY WILL HEAR PUBLIC TESTIMONY , THE STATE PUBLIC BODY MUST19
ALLOW ANY INDIVIDUAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC MEETING AND20
OFFER PUBLIC TESTIMONY WITH THE USE OF A VIDEO CONFERENCING21
PLATFORM. THE STATE PUBLIC BODY MUST ENSURE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL22
SEEKING THE USE OF A VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM TO PARTICIPATE23
IN THE PUBLIC MEETING IS PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC MEETING BY24
USE OF THE VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM AT THE SAME TIMES AND25
UPON THE SAME TERMS AS INDIVIDUALS WHO APPEAR AT THE MEETING IN26
PERSON. IT IS IN A STATE PUBLIC BODY'S DISCRETION TO DETERMINE WHICH27
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SO LONG AS THE PLATFORM IS ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH2
DISABILITIES.3
(b) N
OTHING IN THIS PART 14 PROHIBITS A STATE PUBLIC BODY4
FROM PROMULGATING RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC5
TESTIMONY SO LONG AS THE RULES APPLY TO BOTH IN -PERSON AND6
REMOTE TESTIMONY.7
(c) T
HE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION DO8
NOT APPLY WHEN A PUBLIC MEETING OF A STATE PUBLIC BODY OCCURS IN9
A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION THAT IS IN AN UNSERVED AREA OF THE STATE ,10
AS DEFINED IN SECTION 40-15-102 (32).11
(d) A
STATE PUBLIC BODY THAT IS EXEMPT FROM THE12
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION SHALL USE AN13
ALTERNATIVE TO A VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM , SUCH AS A14
TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL , TO ALLOW PARTICIPATION IN A PUBLIC15
MEETING. THE ALTERNATIVE OPTION USED MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO16
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.17
(5) (a) A
STATE PUBLIC BODY MAY REQUIRE THAT A REQUEST FOR18
AUXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES TO ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING WITH THE USE19
OF THE VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM SELECTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC20
BODY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION, BE MADE UP TO21
SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC MEETING FOR WHICH THE22
AIDS OR SERVICES ARE REQUESTED.23
(b) A
STATE PUBLIC BODY SHALL PROVIDE ANY AUXILIARY AIDS OR24
SERVICES TIMELY REQUESTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(a) OF THIS25
SECTION IN TIME FOR THE PUBLIC MEETING FOR WHICH THE AUXILIARY26
AIDS OR SERVICES WERE REQUESTED WITHOUT REQUIRING OR REQUESTING27
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(c) N
OTHING IN THIS PART 14 REQUIRES A STATE PUBLIC BODY TO2
PROVIDE HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE OR INTERNET OR PHONE ACCESS AT AN3
INDIVIDUAL'S HOME.4
(6) N
OTHING IN THIS PART 14 SUPERSEDES OR NEGATES THE5
REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW , PART 4 OF ARTICLE 6 OF THIS6
TITLE 24, OR THE "COLORADO OPEN RECORDS ACT", PART TWO OF7
ARTICLE 72 OF THIS TITLE 24.8
(7) T
HE FAILURE OF ANY STATE PUBLIC BODY TO COMPLY WITH9
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PART 14 CONSTITUTES DISCRIMINATION ON10
THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 24-34-802. ANY11
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SUBJECTED TO A VIOLATION OF THIS PART 14 IS12
ENTITLED TO SEEK ALL RELIEF PROVIDED IN SECTION 24-34-802.13
SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act14
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the15
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except16
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V17
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this18
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take19
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in20
November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the21
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.22
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