Limitations on Local Anti-Growth Land Use Policies

Changed the agency name from 'Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife' to 'Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife' in the section regarding wildlife movement and habitat mapping.

Added a new provision stating that time periods for adopting initiated ordinances or calling elections are tolled (paused) during any pending legal action filed under the bill, including appeals.

Added a new definition for 'land use law' to clarify that it includes various forms of regulations affecting property use or division.

Modified the definition of 'anti-growth law' to more explicitly describe conditions that decrease permitted residential density or uses in census urban areas.

Added a new subsection defining 'wildlife crossing structure' and exempting lands containing or adjacent to these structures from the bill's provisions.

Added new requirements to ensure corresponding increases in residential density or uses elsewhere in the jurisdiction when decreasing density in census urban areas.

Document structure changed from a finalized signed version to a pre-amended draft version with committee amendment notes.

Header information was updated to reflect the First Regular Session of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly with pre-amendment status.

Formatting changed from a finalized signature-ready document to a working draft with line numbers and amendment indicators.

Added note about legislative status and signature verification process

Adjusted signature line formatting for House and Senate officers

Corrected spelling of Speaker's name from 'McCiuslc' to 'McCluskie'

Changed Governor's name from 'S oli O RNOR' to 'Jared S. Polis'

Added new definition for 'wildlife crossing structure' and created an exemption for land containing or adjacent to these structures from the anti-growth law provisions.

Modified the definition of 'land use law' to be more comprehensive, explicitly listing various types of regulations including statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, plans, policies, procedures, standards, initiatives, guidelines, requirements, or laws.

Removed formatting elements and explanatory notes that were present in the reengrossed version but not needed in the final signed act.

Added additional co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list (Bird, Boesenecker, Froelich, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Mabrey, McCluskie, Rutinel, Valdez).

Updated header text from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and revised the amendment adoption language to reflect the current legislative status.

Added a note indicating the bill passed third reading unamended on February 18, 2025, with a link to the reengrossed version summary.

The definition of 'anti-growth law' was modified to include laws that decrease permitted residential density or uses in census urban areas without ensuring corresponding increases elsewhere in the jurisdiction.

A new provision was added allowing municipalities to seek judicial determination of the legality of proposed land use ordinances that restrict development, with tolling of election timelines during any such legal proceedings.

Property owners specifically subject to proposed ordinances and designated representatives of petition proponents are now entitled to intervene in judicial proceedings related to land use ordinance challenges.