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SB 25-011

Detection Components for Wildfire Mitigation

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Baisley and 8 co-sponsors

Authorizes and funds wildfire detection tech (cameras, sensors, data systems) to deliver real-time alerts, speed response, and reduce spread and property losses.

House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
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Bill Summary · SB 25-011

SB 25-011 — Detection Components for Wildfire Mitigation

Status: House Committee on Appropriations — Lay Over Unamended (Amendment(s) Failed)
Introduced: January 8, 2025

What the bill is about (purpose)

Based on the title, SB 25-011 seeks to improve wildfire detection capabilities in the state by authorizing, funding, or otherwise regulating “detection components” used for wildfire mitigation. The overall intent is to enable earlier detection of wildfires so emergency responders can act sooner, reducing spread, property loss, and threats to life.

Note: The bill text was not provided. The summary below combines the bill’s procedural history with a focused, evidence‑based description of the types of provisions commonly found in legislation with this title. For precise statutory language, consult the official bill text.

Procedural history (key dates)

  • 2025-01-08: Introduced in Senate; assigned to Transportation & Energy
  • 2025-03-05 to 2025-04-22: Referred through Senate committees; passed Senate (Second Reading with amendments; Third Reading passed no amendments)
  • 2025-04-28: Introduced in House; assigned to Finance
  • 2025-04-29: Finance committee referred to Appropriations (unamended)
  • 2025-05-13: House Appropriations — Lay Over Unamended (Amendment(s) Failed)

Likely key provisions (based on bill title and legislative practice)

Because the bill text is not available here, the following are the principal types of provisions such a bill typically includes:
- Definitions for “detection components” (e.g., cameras, smoke/heat sensors, infrared, radar, satellite data, automated analytics, and communications hardware/software).
- Authorization to install or procure detection hardware and software on public lands, state facilities, or with local governments.
- Funding mechanisms or appropriations (one‑time capital and/or ongoing operations and maintenance).
- Grant programs or cost‑sharing for local governments, fire districts, tribes, and utilities to deploy detection systems.
- Data integration and interoperability requirements (real‑time feeds to state emergency operations or wildfire response centers).
- Privacy and civil‑liberties safeguards governing use, retention, and sharing of imagery/data.
- Procurement, maintenance, and vendor standards; training for operators.
- Reporting requirements to the legislature on system performance, costs, and measured response improvements.

Who would be affected

  • State agencies responsible for wildfire response and emergency management (e.g., forestry, emergency management).
  • County and municipal governments and local fire districts.
  • Residents and property owners in high wildfire‑risk areas.
  • Private vendors and technology providers of detection equipment and analytics.
  • Tribal governments and federally managed lands (if included).
  • Potentially utilities and insurers (indirectly via risk mitigation).

Potential impacts

  • Positive: Earlier detection, faster response times, potential reductions in acres burned, property loss, and costs of large‑scale suppression. Improved situational awareness for responders.
  • Considerations: Upfront capital costs and ongoing O&M; procurement and deployment timelines; data privacy concerns; need for statewide interoperability and equitable coverage of rural/underserved areas.

Next steps / tracking

SB 25-011 is awaiting further action in the House Appropriations committee. To review the bill text, amendment history, fiscal notes, and committee testimony, consult the Colorado General Assembly website and the bill sponsors:
- Primary sponsors: Lindsey Daugherty; Ron Weinberg; Kyle Brown; Cleave Simpson
- Cosponsors include: D. Michaelson Jenet; L. Cutter; M. Baisley; K. Wallace; C. Kipp

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Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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