Animal Protection Fund Voluntary Contribution

Added co-sponsors Armagost, Bird, Clifford, Hamrick, Jackson, Lindsay, Rutinel, Valdez to House sponsorship and Pelton R., Bridges, Carson, Cutter, Jodeh, Kipp, Wallace to Senate sponsorship.

Updated committee assignments to reflect current status with Finance and Appropriations committees for both House and Senate.

Added reading status timestamps indicating 3rd Reading Unamended in Senate (April 30, 2025), 2nd Reading Unamended in Senate (April 15, 2025), and Amended 2nd Reading in House (April 14, 2025).

Removed 'PREAMENDED' and 'This Unofficial Version Includes Committee Amendments Not Yet Adopted on Second Reading' header text.

Removed placeholder lines and formatting artifacts from the bill text.

Added the Animal Protection Fund to the list of voluntary contributions that do not require a minimum dollar amount of contributions in any income tax year.

Added the Animal Protection Fund to the list of voluntary contributions that are not subject to sunset review or repeal if contributions are below $50,000 annually.

Established that all interest earned on the Animal Protection Fund is credited back to the fund itself.

Requires the Department of Revenue to determine annually the total amount donated through the contribution and report it to the State Treasurer and General Assembly.

Requires the General Assembly to appropriate annually from the fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs of administering contributions to the fund.

Added formatting headers and committee information that were missing in the original version.

Formatting and markup adjustments were made throughout the document to align with final act standards, including repositioning of the bill title and sponsor information.

Minor text formatting changes were applied to statutory sections, including spacing adjustments and capitalization modifications that do not alter legal meaning.

Updated sponsorship information to reflect additional senators (Bridges, Carson, Cutter, Jodeh, Kipp, Wallace) and clarified that the bill has both House and Senate sponsorship.

Added three new Senate sponsors (Bird, Clifford, Hamrick, Jackson, Lindsay, Rutinel, Valdez) to the bill sponsorship list.

Updated bill summary header to indicate '3rd Reading Unamended' status and revised date to April 15, 2025.

Removed provisions establishing the Animal Protection Fund voluntary contribution, including requirements that contributions not receive minimum amounts and the creation of Part 56 of Article 22 in Title 39 of Colorado Revised Statutes.

Added a new appropriation line item for the Animal Protection Fund, allowing money from voluntary tax refund contributions to be used for animal care purposes.

Added Part 56 of Article 22 in the Colorado Revised Statutes to formally establish the Animal Protection Fund voluntary contribution program.

Added the Animal Protection Fund to the list of voluntary contribution programs that do not require a minimum dollar amount of contributions in any income tax year.

Added legislative declaration language explaining the importance of caring for displaced or abused animals and the need for sustainable funding for animal care services.