HB 1067: Diseased Livestock Indemnity Fund - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 4 edits · Mar 17, 2026

MODERATE

This bill modifies the Colorado Livestock Health Preparedness, Response, and Diseased Livestock Indemnity Fund to allow the Commissioner of Agriculture to use money for preparing for and responding to emerging threats beyond just infectious diseases, such as biological or chemical contaminants. It also directs a one-time transfer of funds to the general budget in 2025 and permanently repeals that transfer requirement starting in 2026. The legislation ensures that civil penalties collected for livestock health violations are credited to this fund to support these expanded preparedness efforts.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the fund's permissible uses from strictly paying indemnity for slaughtered herds to also covering costs associated with preparing for and responding to a broader range of threats, including biological or chemical contaminants.

SCOPE

Expanded the fund's authorized uses to include preparing for and responding to infectious diseases, as well as biological or chemical contaminants that threaten livestock.

FISCAL

Created a one-time transfer of $250,000 from the fund to the general fund on June 30, 2025.

Repealed the requirement for the annual $250,000 transfer to the general fund effective July 1, 2026.

Changed the destination of civil penalties collected under the Livestock Health Act from being transmitted to the fund to being directly credited to the fund.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to include additional Senate sponsors and updated the reading status to reflect amendments adopted in the Second House. This change indicates the bill has progressed further through the legislative process but does not alter the substantive policy, scope, or requirements of the bill itself.

Scope change

No substantive changes to the bill's scope, applicability, or policy content.

TECHNICAL

Added names of additional Senate sponsors (Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Mullica, Pelton R., Simpson, Wallace) to the Senate sponsorship list.

Updated the header text to change 'REVISED' to 'REREVISED' and clarified that amendments were adopted in the Second House rather than on Second Reading.

Added a '3rd Reading Unamended' stamp dated March 10, 2026, for the Senate.

Reengrossed → Revised · 4 edits · Mar 9, 2026

MODERATE

The bill's title and summary were updated to clarify that it allows money from the Diseased Livestock Indemnity Fund to address threats to livestock health. The document metadata was revised to reflect that this is a 'Revised' version adopted on second reading in the Second House, rather than a 'Reengrossed' version from the House of Introduction. Several dates associated with reading stages were also updated to reflect the new legislative timeline.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on using indemnity funds for livestock health threats, but the legislative history and procedural status have been updated to reflect amendments adopted in the Senate.

TECHNICAL

The bill status header changed from 'REENGROSSED' to 'REVISED' to indicate it includes amendments adopted in the Second House.

The header description was updated to specify the version includes amendments adopted on second reading in the Second House.

Committee listings were adjusted to include the Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources committee alongside the House committee.

TIMELINE

Dates for Senate and House readings were updated to reflect the new legislative schedule (e.g., March 9, 2026 for Senate 2nd Reading).

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 2 edits · Feb 18, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was reengrossed to include all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, expanding the list of co-sponsors to include nine new legislators. A new note was added to clarify that the bill summary reflects the version as of the 3rd Reading Unamended on February 18, 2026. These changes update the official record of who sponsored the legislation and provide a specific snapshot date for the bill's summary.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's substantive policy remains unchanged; the reengrossed version incorporates previous amendments but does not alter the core legislation.

TECHNICAL

Added nine new co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list.

Added a note specifying the bill summary applies to the 3rd Reading Unamended version dated February 18, 2026.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Feb 17, 2026

MINOR

The bill has progressed from its initial introduction to its engrossed version, incorporating amendments adopted during the House's second reading. The primary substantive change involves expanding the permissible uses of funds in the diseased livestock indemnity fund, allowing the commissioner of agriculture to authorize money for preparedness efforts. Additionally, minor formatting adjustments were made to the document headers and page numbers to reflect the bill's current status.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding fund usage has expanded to include preparedness activities.

FISCAL

The commissioner of agriculture is now authorized to use diseased livestock indemnity fund money to prepare for potential outbreaks.

TECHNICAL

The document status was updated from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to reflect adoption of amendments.

Page headers and bill numbers were updated to reflect the engrossed version.

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