Colorado recently enacted Senate Bill 154 to establish a 988 suicide prevention hotline and impose an E-988 surcharge. The legislation provides that beginning January 1, 2022, there is to be a E-988 surcharge applied to each retail transaction for prepaid wireless services. This surcharge will be used to fund the 988 network in the state.
As a result, beginning in 2022 there will be a new compliance requirement in Colorado for prepaid wireless products and services. The text of bill is available here.
