HB 25-1244 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Welcome, Reception, & Integration Grant Program

Summary

The statewide welcome, reception, and integration grant program provides grants to community-based organizations that provide culturally and linguistically appropriate navigation of services to migrants who have arrived in the United States within the past year and do not qualify for federal support services or refugee resettlement assistance benefits. The act removes the requirement that a migrant must have arrived in the United States within the past year and instead requires community-based organizations to prioritize assisting migrants who have arrived in the United States within the past 3 years. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Issues: ✓ Immigration

Sub-Topics: Refugees & Asylum

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed May 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Rerevised (04/23/2025) → Revised (04/22/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from a 'Rerevised' version to a 'Revised' version, indicating it has been amended on second reading in the Senate. The Senate sponsorship list was significantly shortened, removing several co-sponsors while retaining the original lead sponsor. This reflects procedural progress in the legislative process rather than substantive policy changes.

TECHNICAL

Header text changed from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' with updated language indicating amendments were adopted on second reading in the Second House.

Date stamp '3rd Reading Unamended April 23, 2025' was removed, indicating the bill is no longer in its unamended state.

Senate sponsorship list was reduced from eight names to only one name (Cutter), suggesting other co-sponsors withdrew or were removed from the official record.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025

How they voted

22–12

Passed

Total votes 34

Apr 23, 2025

D Democratic22

22 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

12 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 24, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

lower

3 primary · 22 co-sponsors