American Indian Affairs Interim Committee

Removed extensive Senate sponsorship list that previously included 16 senators

Added House sponsorship with new committee structure including minority leader appointee

Added two nonvoting committee members representing Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Changed document status from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' with updated amendment status

Added numerous additional co-sponsors to both House and Senate versions of the bill, expanding bipartisan support.

Changed the committee membership appointment structure to remove references to House leadership positions and adjust chair/vice-chair appointment rules between odd and even years.

Updated the definition of 'American Indian Tribal Nations' to include 'Southern Ute Indian Tribe' and 'Ute Mountain Ute Tribe' explicitly in the text.

Added reading dates and amendment status information showing the bill progressed from House introduction through Senate amendments.

Removed finalized signature notes and status information, replacing them with official session headers and committee sponsorship lists.

Added explanatory notes about amendment notation (shading, underlining, dashes) to help readers understand the document markup.

Reorganized the bill layout to include a bill summary section explaining the committee's purpose and reporting requirements.

All substantive policy provisions regarding the committee's creation, membership, duties, and timeline remain identical to the previous version.

Document formatting and markup conventions changed between signed and final act versions, including removal of signature lines and addition of status notes.

Line breaks and spacing adjusted in the legislative text without altering substantive content.

Added note indicating the bill is prepared for signatures and directing readers to legislative status sheets for Governor action information.

Added additional sponsors to the bill, expanding the number of representatives and senators supporting the legislation.

Extended the repeal date of the committee from June 30, 2030, to June 30, 2031, and moved the reporting deadline from January 15, 2030, to January 15, 2031.

Added temporary restrictions preventing the committee from meeting or recommending legislation during the 2025 interim, with these restrictions set to expire on July 1, 2026.

Reorganized the chair and vice-chair appointment schedule, clarifying that the Speaker of the House appoints the chair in odd-numbered years and the President of the Senate appoints the chair in even-numbered years.

Updated the legislative declaration to explicitly mention historical and intergenerational trauma as a key issue impacting American Indian communities.

Added multiple new sponsors to the House sponsorship list, including Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Clifford, English, Espenoza, Garcia, Jackson, Lieder, Lindsay, Mabrey, Martinez, Mauro, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Story, Titone, Valdez, and Willford.

Updated the bill summary notice to indicate that a new summary will be available after third reading in the House of Introduction, dated April 23, 2025.

Removed provisions regarding committee member appointment terms, vacancy filling procedures, and service duration that were present in the previous version.

Added the Appropriations committee to the list of committees reviewing the bill.

Changed chair and vice-chair appointment rules to alternate by odd and even years instead of assigning specific years to specific officers.

Removed provisions limiting the committee to six meetings per interim and requiring the first meeting by July 31.

Removed the provision allowing the committee to recommend up to five bills during each interim.

Added two nonvoting committee members: one representative from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and one from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, each appointed by their respective tribal chairmen.