SB 25-209: Offender Refuse Community Corrections Placement - Colorado

Rerevised (04/10/2025) → Revised (04/09/2025) · 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 second house. The primary change is the removal of '3rd Reading Unamended' and the date 'April 10, 2025' from the header, while the House sponsorship section was cleaned up by removing a trailing comma.

TECHNICAL

Removed the '3rd Reading Unamended' status and the date 'April 10, 2025' from the document header.

Updated the revision status from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' and changed the amendment description to reflect adoption 'on Second Reading in the Second House'.

Removed a trailing comma after 'Bird' in the House Sponsorship section.

Final Act (04/16/2025) → Rerevised (04/10/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reorganized and reformatted between two versions, with the main substantive content remaining unchanged. The reversion includes updated header information, reading dates, and formatting conventions, but the core legislative language regarding offender placement rights in community corrections programs is identical.

TECHNICAL

Removed signature block and certification language from the final act version, including Governor's signature line and legislative officers' signatures.

Added bill summary section explaining the bill's purpose and reading dates for both Senate and House chambers.

Reorganized document structure with updated headers showing different reading dates and chamber information.

Signed Act (04/25/2025) → Final Act (04/16/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted and reorganized for final signing, with no substantive policy changes to the underlying law. The core provision allowing offenders to refuse placement in community corrections programs after acceptance remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Bill title and sponsor information were repositioned from the top of the document to after the short title, following standard final act formatting conventions.

Added a note indicating the bill has been prepared for signatures by legislative officers and the Governor.

Formatting of the bill text was adjusted with different indentation and spacing for final act presentation, but the legal content remains identical.

Signatures section was updated with corrected names for the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the House, and added the Governor's signature line.

Reengrossed (04/03/2025) → Signed Act (04/25/2025) · 1 edit · Apr 25, 2025

MINOR

SB 25-209 was enacted into law as signed, with no substantive policy changes to the core provisions. The bill allows offenders to refuse placement in community corrections programs after they have already been accepted by a community corrections board and program, rather than only before placement. The text changes reflect formatting and markup differences between the reengrossed version and the final signed act, with no alterations to the actual legal requirements or effective dates.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill's provisions remain the same as the reengrossed version.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and markup differences between the reengrossed version and the signed act, including removal of committee listings and addition of signatures and certification pages.

Engrossed (04/02/2025) → Reengrossed (04/03/2025) · 2 edits · Apr 3, 2025

MINOR

The bill title was updated from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to reflect that all amendments have been incorporated. A new notice was added stating the bill summary applies to the 3rd Reading Unamended version and will be updated for the reengrossed version on April 3, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill status header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to indicate all amendments are now included.

Added notice that the bill summary reflects the 3rd Reading Unamended version and will be updated for the reengrossed version.

Introduced (03/31/2025) → Engrossed (04/02/2025) · 1 edit · Apr 3, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that offenders can refuse placement in community corrections programs after being accepted, rather than before placement. This change provides offenders with more flexibility and control over their correctional placement decisions.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding offender placement options was modified to allow refusal after acceptance rather than only before acceptance.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the timing for when an offender may refuse placement in a community corrections program from before placement to after acceptance by the community corrections board.

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