HB 1364: 2025 Consumer Price Index Calculation - Colorado

Final Act → Signed Act · 3 edits · May 29, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was converted from a draft format to a final signed act, removing internal notes and adding official headers. The substantive content regarding the Consumer Price Index calculation and the specific dollar amounts for education appropriations remained unchanged, though some line items show minor formatting inconsistencies or placeholder text (e.g., 'QQQ') likely due to the conversion process.

Scope change

No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the legal provisions remain identical to the draft version.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft-specific notes and headers, replacing them with official 'Signed Act' formatting and page numbers.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the list of statutes, including inconsistent spacing and character encoding issues in some section references.

The appropriation table was reformatted, but the specific funding amounts and categories listed in the text appear unchanged despite some visual artifacts in the final version.

Rerevised → Final Act · 3 edits · May 22, 2026

MINOR

This bill establishes a specific method for calculating Colorado's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 2025 calendar year to address a gap where the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics did not release an October 2025 report. The law mandates that the 2025 CPI be determined by averaging the two semi-annual reports released by the federal government, ensuring equal weight is given to the first and second halves of the year. Additionally, the bill includes a minor formatting correction to an existing appropriation in the Department of Education.

Scope change

The bill's scope is limited to the calculation methodology for the 2025 CPI and includes a technical amendment to a 2026 education budget appropriation.

DEFINITION

Added a new statute (C.R.S. 24-118-101) defining the 2025 CPI calculation as the average of the two semi-annual federal reports, overriding any contrary laws.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement to list over 40 specific state statute sections where the new CPI calculation method applies.

FISCAL

Corrected a line item in the Department of Education budget for 'Financial Transparency System Maintenance' from $0 to $97,731.

Revised → Rerevised · 2 edits · Apr 16, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was updated from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised' to reflect that all amendments have been adopted in the Second House. A new stamp was added indicating the bill is at the '3rd Reading Unamended' stage in the Senate, dated April 16, 2026. These changes are primarily administrative and procedural, tracking the bill's progress through the legislative process rather than altering the policy itself.

TECHNICAL

The header status changed from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised' to indicate the inclusion of all amendments adopted in the Second House.

A new stamp was added showing the bill is at the '3rd Reading Unamended' stage in the Senate with a specific date of April 16, 2026.

Reengrossed → Revised · 1 edit · Apr 15, 2026

MINOR

The bill's status was updated from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to reflect amendments adopted during the second reading in the Senate. The document also includes a new '2nd Reading Unamended' stamp and a revised summary date. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were altered in this specific diff.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header status from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' and adjusted the legislative history notes to reflect Senate amendments.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Apr 11, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, updating the official title page and summary status to reflect the latest version. The list of specific state statutes affected by the bill was removed from the text, likely because the summary was replaced with a dynamic notice directing readers to the official website for the most current list of affected sections.

Scope change

The explicit list of affected statutes was removed from the bill text, shifting the scope information to a dynamic online notice.

TECHNICAL

Removed the specific enumeration of state statutes (Titles 41, 42, 43, and 44) that were previously listed as being affected by the bill.

Added a notice stating that the bill summary applies only to the version as introduced and will be updated online for the reengrossed version.

Updated the title page designation from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and adjusted the date to April 11, 2026.

Introduced → Engrossed · 2 edits · Apr 9, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new purpose clause requiring an appropriation for the Consumer Price Index calculation. The list of statutes affected by the bill was significantly reorganized and expanded, adding new sections in Titles 26.5, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44, while removing several sections previously listed in Titles 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 25.5, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 37.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional statutes across multiple titles, specifically adding new sections in Titles 26.5, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44, and removing references to sections in Titles 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 25.5, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 37.

FISCAL

Added a new purpose clause stating the bill makes an appropriation for the CPI calculation.

SCOPE

Reorganized and expanded the list of affected statutes by adding new sections in Titles 26.5, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44, and removing references to sections in Titles 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 25.5, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 37.

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