HB 25-1131: Eliminate Student Cap at Colorado State University's Veterinary Program - Colorado

Rerevised (03/07/2025) → Revised (03/06/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to update formatting and sponsorship information, while adding new text that establishes an annual fee structure for students in professional veterinary medicine programs. The changes clarify how fees are assessed and shared between Colorado and accountable students, including specific amounts for equipment and renovation costs.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly defines an annual fee obligation for students in professional veterinary medicine programs, including specific provisions for equipment and renovation fees.

FISCAL

Added new provisions establishing an annual special hospital fee that must be paid by or on behalf of each student enrolled in the professional veterinary medicine program.

Added a support fee of $1,101 per student for equipment and renovation purposes, with Colorado sharing costs proportionately based on student enrollment ratios.

REQUIREMENT

Modified fee assessment language to clarify that fees are based on student status at admission and cannot be reduced or waived regardless of in-state status.

TECHNICAL

Removed Senate sponsorship list and updated revision status from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' with updated amendment adoption language.

Final Act (03/25/2025) → Rerevised (03/07/2025) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to remove the original introductory page and formatting notes, replacing them with official legislative headers and reading dates. The substantive text of the bill remains unchanged, continuing to address the elimination of enrollment caps and financial restrictions on Colorado State University's veterinary medicine program.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original introductory page containing legislative officer signatures, bill sponsorship lists, and explanatory notes about how to interpret the document.

Added official legislative headers including 'First Regular Session', 'Seventy-fifth General Assembly', and 'REREVISED' status indicating this version includes all amendments adopted in the Second House.

Replaced the original bill title and committee assignment section with updated reading dates (March 6, 2025 and March 7, 2025) and committee information for both House and Senate.

Added a bill summary section explaining that the bill eliminates the statutory cap on veterinary student enrollment and additional financial limitations at Colorado State University.

Changed the document structure to include page numbers and reading status labels (2nd Reading Unamended, 3rd Reading Unamended) that were not present in the original version.

Signed Act (03/31/2025) → Final Act (03/25/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill removes formatting inconsistencies and corrects a typo in the text, changing 'teams' to 'terms' and 'wan-ants' to 'warrants'. These are minor technical corrections that do not alter the bill's substantive policy, funding amounts, or requirements.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in subsection (4) from 'containing such teams and provisions' to 'containing such terms and provisions' to ensure legal clarity.

Fixed a hyphenation error in subsection (4) by changing 'revenue bonds or wan-ants' to 'revenue bonds or warrants'.

Corrected a hyphenation error in subsection (7) by changing 'Colorado state univcisity' to 'Colorado state university'.

Reengrossed (02/13/2025) → Signed Act (03/31/2025) · 3 edits · Mar 31, 2025

MINOR

This bill was signed into law and underwent significant formatting and sponsorship changes. The substantive policy content regarding veterinary medicine funding, student caps, and fee structures remained unchanged from the reengrossed version. The primary differences are the addition of more senators to the sponsorship list, the removal of bill summary text, and the addition of signatures from the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate.

TECHNICAL

Sponsorship list was expanded to include additional senators (Bridges, Carson, Catlin, Cutter, Frizell, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton R., Roberts, Winter F.) and formatting was updated to reflect the bill's passage and signing.

Bill summary text, reading dates, and legislative markup notes were removed as the bill was finalized and signed into law.

Header information was updated to show the bill as a signed act rather than a reengrossed version, with official signatures from House and Senate leadership added.

Engrossed (02/11/2025) → Reengrossed (02/13/2025) · 2 edits · Mar 7, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include additional co-sponsors from both the House and Senate, and the bill summary was updated to reflect that it is now in its third reading unamended version. This change indicates the bill has progressed through the legislative process and now includes more legislative support.

TECHNICAL

Added additional House co-sponsors: Bacon, Barron, Bird, Caldwell, Clifford, Duran, Froelich, Hamrick, Jackson, Joseph, Lindstedt, Lukens, Martinez, McCluskie, McCormick, Richardson, Sirota, Stewart K., Valdez, Winter T., and Zokaie.

Updated bill status from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' and changed the summary note to indicate this version includes all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction.

Introduced (01/28/2025) → Engrossed (02/11/2025) · 2 edits · Mar 7, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove a section that authorized the university board to issue revenue bonds or anticipation warrants for funding up to $2.5 million. This change eliminates the ability to use debt financing for specific university projects under this bill, though the core purpose of removing caps on veterinary student enrollment remains intact.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing provisions related to financial debt instruments (revenue bonds and anticipation warrants) previously authorized for university funding.

FISCAL

Deleted subsections (4) and (5) that allowed the university board to issue up to $2.5 million in revenue bonds or anticipation warrants for university facilities and equipment.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' with amendments adopted on February 11, 2025, and updated page numbering from HB25-1131 to 1131.

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