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Senate approves statewide deadlines for local permitting of wireless facilities after extensive debate
Summary
After hours of debate and multiple failed and adopted amendments, the Colorado Senate passed House Bill 10‑56 setting statewide timeframes for local government review of wireless telecommunications permitting, including a federal‑standard 150‑day "shot clock" for new infrastructure and several carve‑outs that were proposed and rejected.
The Colorado Senate on March 17 approved House Bill 10‑56, a measure that sets statewide deadlines for local government review of applications to site or modify wireless telecommunications facilities and creates a process tied to a federal "shot clock" for timely decisions.
Sponsors and supporters said the bill aims to reduce unpredictable local permitting timelines that have slowed deployment of small cell facilities and towers needed to expand cell coverage across both urban and rural parts of the state. "What this bill seeks to do is set in some clear guidelines of how long it should take for an application to locate or improve cell phone connectivity infrastructure, should take on a local government level," Senator Roberts said while presenting the bill.
The bill was the subject of a lengthy Committee of the Whole and multiple floor amendments. Lawmakers agreed to raise…
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