HB 25-1060: Electronic Fence Detection Systems - Colorado

Rerevised (04/04/2025) → Revised (04/03/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to update the versioning information and add a new requirement for electric fences. The most significant change is the addition of a mandatory warning sign requirement for electric fences, which must be marked with conspicuous signs reading 'WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE' at intervals of no more than thirty feet.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include specific safety requirements for electric fences, requiring visible warning signage to be installed at regular intervals.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement that electric fences must be marked with conspicuous warning signs reading 'WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE' located on the fence at intervals of no more than thirty feet.

TECHNICAL

Updated the versioning header from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' and changed the amendment status description to reflect amendments adopted on second reading in the second house.

Removed the Senate committee listing and reading date information, likely as part of the revision process to prepare the bill for final passage.

PA1 (02/20/2025) → Rerevised (04/04/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to reflect its progression through the legislative process, updating committee assignments and reading dates. Substantively, the bill's requirements for local governments were significantly altered: the ability to impose installation or operational requirements was narrowed to only those consistent with general alarm system rules, and the authority to inspect systems was removed. Additionally, a specific warning sign requirement was deleted.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from allowing local governments broad discretion to impose requirements and conduct inspections to limiting them to requirements consistent with standard alarm systems and removing inspection authority entirely.

REQUIREMENT

Local government authority to impose installation or operational requirements was restricted to only those consistent with requirements for other alarm systems.

The requirement for conspicuous warning signs reading 'WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE' at thirty-foot intervals was removed.

ENFORCEMENT

The provision allowing local governments to inspect electronic fence detection systems was deleted.

ELIGIBILITY

Local government authority to impose less stringent, more stringent, or prohibitive requirements in residential areas was removed.

Final Act (04/29/2025) → PA1 (02/20/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a final enacted version to a pre-enacted version with committee amendments, but the substantive policy content remains unchanged. The legislative declaration, definitions, and local regulation provisions are identical in both versions, with only formatting differences and the addition of session information.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and session metadata were added.

TECHNICAL

Text was reformatted from final act version to pre-enacted version with committee amendments notation

Session information and committee amendment notations were added

Final act signature blocks and date stamps were removed

Signed Act (04/30/2025) → Final Act (04/29/2025) · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill primarily involves formatting and layout changes to the legislative document rather than substantive policy modifications. The text content remains identical between the two versions, with only spacing, indentation, and signature line formatting differences observed.

TECHNICAL

Formatting changes to header layout, spacing between sections, and signature line presentation without affecting bill content or legal provisions.

Reengrossed (02/28/2025) → Signed Act (04/30/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 30, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized and signed into law with minor formatting and sponsorship clarifications. The substantive policy content regarding electronic fence detection systems remained unchanged, maintaining the same definitions, local regulation requirements, and effective date.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and sponsorship attribution were updated.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting was updated to reflect final signed status with proper legislative session information and sponsor attribution.

Sponsorship section was clarified to explicitly list both House and Senate sponsors.

Page numbers and bill numbering were adjusted to match the final signed version.

Engrossed (02/27/2025) → Reengrossed (02/28/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 4, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to add a new sponsor (Valdez) and update the version header to reflect amendments adopted in the House of Introduction. The substantive policy content regarding electronic fence detection systems remains unchanged, with no modifications to definitions, requirements, or enforcement provisions.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability to electronic fence detection systems and local government authority remains the same.

TECHNICAL

Added sponsor name Valdez to the House sponsorship list.

Updated version header from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' and changed the amendment adoption note to reflect House of Introduction amendments.

Removed placeholder text and page numbering artifacts from the original engrossed version.

Introduced (01/08/2025) → Engrossed (02/27/2025) · 4 edits · Apr 4, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand its scope from general alarm systems to specifically address electronic fence detection systems used for business purposes. The amendment adds a legislative declaration explaining the need for statewide standards to protect critical infrastructure and prevent copper theft. It also modifies the definition of 'alarm system' to include these specific detection systems and updates the definition of 'electronic fence detection system' to require business use and specific physical characteristics like fence height and warning signs.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from general alarm systems to specifically target electronic fence detection systems used for business purposes, particularly those protecting critical infrastructure and commercial sites.

DEFINITION

Added a new legislative declaration section explaining the purpose of regulating electronic fence detection systems to prevent copper theft and protect critical infrastructure.

Changed the definition of 'alarm system' to specifically include systems used for business purposes that transmit signals to businesses, monitoring companies, or law enforcement.

Updated the definition of 'electronic fence detection system' to require that the system be used for business purposes and located behind specific fence height requirements with warning signs.

ELIGIBILITY

Added specific physical requirements for electronic fence detection systems including minimum fence heights and conspicuous warning sign placement at thirty-foot intervals.

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