SB 25-262 Colorado Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Changes to Money in the Capital Construction Fund

Summary
For state fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 2025, the act requires that: The state treasurer transfer any unappropriated balances or otherwise unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the capital construction fund (fund) or the information technology capital account of the fund (IT subaccount), or any otherwise unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund or the IT subaccount at the end of a fiscal year to the general fund; All unexpended or unencumbered money from an appropriation from the fund or the IT subaccount to a state agency or state institution of higher education reverts to the general fund at the end of the period for which the money is appropriated; and All interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund and the IT subaccount be credited to the general fund. The act also requires the state treasurer to make the following transfers on July 1, 2025: $129,498,033 from the general fund to the fund; $500,000 from the general fund exempt account of the general fund to the fund; $20,557,433 from the general fund to the IT subaccount; and $3,230,000 from the marijuana tax cash fund to the IT subaccount.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Jun 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Revised (04/09/2025) PA1 (04/01/2025) · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to change how interest earned on the Capital Construction Fund is handled. Previously, all interest had to stay in the fund. The amendment now directs interest earned from fiscal years starting on or after July 1, 2025, to be credited to the General Fund instead, while keeping interest from fiscal years starting on or before July 1, 2024, in the Capital Construction Fund.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding fund allocation was modified to introduce a new date-based threshold for where interest earnings must be deposited.
FISCAL

Interest earned from fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2025, will now be transferred to the General Fund instead of remaining in the Capital Construction Fund.

TIMELINE

A new date threshold was established: fiscal years commencing on or before July 1, 2024, retain their interest in the Capital Construction Fund, while later fiscal years shift interest to the General Fund.

TECHNICAL

Subsection references were reorganized from (1)(c) and (7) to (7) and (1)(c) for clarity in the bill text.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

330
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Jun 3, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
upper
4 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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