Colorado 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 23-032 — Wildfire Detection Technology Pilot Program

Last action — House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Wildfire Matters Review Committee. The bill requires the center of excellence for advanced technology aerial firefighting (center of excellence) in the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety to establish one or more remote camera technology pilot programs. The program may include the use of artificial intelligence technologies. The center of excellence must acquire or contract for a system of remote pan-tilt-zoom cameras and associated tools to provide a live feed of information that can detect, locate, and confirm ignition in the wildland-urban interface. The center of excellence may acquire or contract for artificial intelligence technologies to assist in the detection, containment, and monitoring of wildfires. The center of excellence must report to the wildfire matters review committee on the system's effectiveness and potential for more widespread use in the state. The bill appropriates $2 million $720,368 from the general fund to implement the program. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Text

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First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
23-0141.01 Megan McCall x4215 SENATE BILL 23-032 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Simpson and Ginal, Danielson, Jaquez Lewis HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Lynch, Story Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WILDFIRE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM ,AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
23-0141.01 Megan McCall x4215 SENATE BILL 23-032 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Simpson and Ginal, Danielson, Jaquez Lewis, Baisley, Bridges, Buckner, Cutter, Exum, Gardner, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Marchman, Priola, Roberts, Will, Winter F.
Bill Summary (Note:
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Lynch and Joseph, Story Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WILDFIRE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM ,AND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill 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/.) WildfireMattersReviewCommittee.Thebillrequiresthecenter of excellence for advanced technology aerial firefighting (center of excellence) in the division of fire prevention and control in the g department of public safety to establish one or more remote camera d e 3 technologypilotprograms.Theprogrammayinclude the use of artificial T R 0 A n , Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
Bill Summary e (Note:
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does n notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill m 2 T n 2 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that A U 0 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at E i i S a p http://leg.colorado.gov/.) R A r WildfireMattersReviewCommittee.Thebillrequiresthecenter 3 of excellence for advanced technology aerial firefighting (center of excellence) in the division of fire prevention and control in the g i department of public safety to establish one or more remote camera a 3 technologypilotprograms.Theprogrammayinclude the use of artificial E R 0 A d , N 2 l Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
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S e p Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n A Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
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Action History

  1. House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

  2. House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  3. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  4. Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

  5. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  6. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  7. Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

BILL

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Democrat 13000
Unaffiliated 17000
Total 35000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Yea
Pelton R. — Yea
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 23-032 do?
Wildfire Matters Review Committee. The bill requires the center of excellence for advanced technology aerial firefighting (center of excellence) in the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety to establish one or more remote camera technology pilot programs. The program may include the use of artificial intelligence technologies. The center of excellence must acquire or contract for a system of remote pan-tilt-zoom cameras and associated tools to provide a live feed of information that can detect, locate, and confirm ignition in the wildland-urban interface. The center of excellence may acquire or contract for artificial intelligence technologies to assist in the detection, containment, and monitoring of wildfires. The center of excellence must report to the wildfire matters review committee on the system's effectiveness and potential for more widespread use in the state. The bill appropriates $2 million $720,368 from the general fund to implement the program. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Who sponsors SB 23-032?
SB 23-032 is sponsored by Junie Joseph (Democrat), Mike Lynch, Joann Ginal, and Cleave Simpson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 23-032?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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