HB 25-1115 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Water Supply Measurement & Forecasting Program

Summary
The act authorizes the Colorado water conservation board (board) to administer a water supply measurement and forecasting program to collect and disseminate data on snowpack levels, investigate technological advances in snowpack measurement and water supply forecasting, and collect other data that the board determines will assist in those efforts. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $104,608 is appropriated to the department of natural resources (department) from the Colorado water conservation board construction fund for the department to implement the act. Of the money appropriated, $15,960 is reappropriated to the office of the governor for use by the office of information technology to provide information technology services for the department. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed May 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

Rerevised (04/14/2025) Revised (04/11/2025) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised to update the Senate sponsorship list and change the reading status from '3rd Reading Unamended' to 'Revised' to reflect amendments adopted during second reading. Substantively, new requirements were added to the water supply measurement and forecasting program to include collecting and disseminating snowpack data, investigating technological advances in snowpack measurement, and collecting additional data for flood hazard mapping.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include specific new data collection and technology investigation requirements for snowpack measurement and flood hazard mapping within the water supply forecasting program.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for the board to collect and disseminate data on snowpack levels.

Added requirement for the board to investigate the latest technological advances in snowpack measurement and water supply forecasting.

Added requirement for the board to collect other data determined necessary to assist in snowpack measurement, water supply forecasting, or flood hazard mapping.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

311
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
9 Yea 1 Nay 2
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
lower
4 primary · 28 co-sponsors

Sponsors