Colorado Bills

in committee · Colorado · Senate Feb 4, 2025

SB 25-057: Noncitizen Voter Registration Cancellation

The secretary of state must maintain the computerized statewide voter registration list on as current a basis as possible, including in a manner that ensures that the names of electors who are not eligible to vote are removed from the list. In furtherance of this responsibility, the department of state regularly and securely exchanges information with the department of revenue (DOR), the department of public health and environment (CDPHE), and the department of corrections (DOC) to enable the transfer and verification of voter registration information. Section 1 of the bill requires that, on and after July 1, 2025, the secretary of state, on behalf of the department of state, modify its agreements with DOR, CDPHE, and DOC to expressly include access to any available citizenship-related information in the databases already subject to shared access between the department of state and DOR, CDPHE, and DOC, respectively. Section 2 requires the executive director of DOR to furnish 2 separate quarterly reports to the secretary of state of all persons who are not citizens based on: Information contained in the database of the division of motor vehicles subject to the existing sharing agreement with the department of state as modified in section 1; and Information obtained from the federal commissioner of social security and required to be made accessible to the department of state for verification of a person's name, date of birth, and the last 4 digits of the person's social security number. Section 2 requires the executive directors of CDPHE and DOC, respectively, to furnish the same type of quarterly report to the secretary of state based on the information in the databases of CDPHE and DOC subject to existing information-sharing agreements with the department of state and as modified in section 1. Section 2 also requires the state court administrator to provide the secretary of state with a quarterly report of all persons who report as ineligible to serve as a trial or grand juror because they are not citizens. Section 2 requires the secretary of state to forward quarterly to each county clerk and recorder the information received from the executive directors of DOR, CDPHE, DOC, and the state court administrator, and requires a county clerk and recorder to cancel the voter registration of any elector who is not a citizen according to the information received from the secretary of state. Additionally, the secretary of state may electronically cancel the voter registration of any elector who is not a citizen and who the secretary of state has received notice of from the executive directors of DOR, CDPHE, or DOC, or the state court administrator.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Topics ✗ Immigration

in committee · Colorado · Senate Feb 4, 2025

SB 25-025: Allowing Vehicle Mortgage Filings Any County

The bill removes the requirement that a first or junior mortgage holder has to file a mortgage on a motor or off-highway vehicle in the county in which the mortgagor resides or the vehicle is located to have the existence of the mortgage and the fact of its filing noted in the vehicle's certificate of title, and instead allows the mortgage holder to file the mortgage in any county in the state.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

in committee · Colorado · House Feb 4, 2025

HB 25-1104: Squatting Prohibited

The bill prohibits a person from occupying a premises without the consent of a person holding legal ownership or a designee of a person holding legal ownership of the premises (landowner). A person who occupies a premises without the consent of the landowner commits the new crime of squatting. The first conviction for a violation of squatting is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000 per offense. Upon conviction, a court shall also fine an individual convicted of squatting not more than $1,000 for each day the individual unlawfully occupied the premises. A person convicted of squatting more than once commits an unclassified misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of no more than $2,000 and by up to 6 months in jail, in addition to the fine for each day an individual convicted of squatting unlawfully occupied the premises. The court shall order restitution to the landowner for any damage the individual caused to the premises and for any legal costs and fees incurred as a result of the individual's presence on the premises and removal from the premises. A court shall issue a ruling to a person accused of squatting within 10 days after the person is charged with squatting. Upon a conviction of an individual for squatting, a court shall order the individual to vacate the premises immediately. Before a conviction, if the landowner of a premises unlawfully occupied by an individual notifies law enforcement of the individual's presence, law enforcement shall remove the individual within 24 hours after the landowner of the premises presents legal title as proof of ownership of the premises to law enforcement. If legal title as proof is presented, law enforcement shall remove the person who is unlawfully on the premises without the need for a court order. A person convicted of squatting shall not recover damages from the landowner of the premises where damage occurred. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

in committee · Colorado · House Feb 3, 2025

HB 25-1071: Distribution of State Money

The bill modifies the distribution of money from certain funds so that the money in those funds is distributed to local governments and: The first 50% of the money is distributed equally among the 64 counties and 2 federally recognized tribal governments in the state; and The second 50% of the money is distributed among the 64 counties and 2 federally recognized tribal governments in the state in proportion to the population of those counties and tribal governments. The bill applies this modified distribution beginning on July 1, 2025, to the following funds: The marijuana tax cash fund; The public school capital construction assistance fund; The peace officer training and support fund; and The affordable housing financing fund. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

in committee · Colorado · House Feb 3, 2025

HB 25-1066: Colorado Eagles Special License Plate

The bill creates the Colorado Eagles special license plate. To be issued a plate, an applicant must make a donation to the Colorado Eagles Charities, Inc., and pay the normal fees for a license plate plus 2 one-time fees of $25. One of the $25 fees is transferred to the highway users tax fund and the other is transferred to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Transportation

passed · Colorado · Senate Jan 31, 2025

SR 25-004: World Hijab Day

Senate Resolution 25-004 recognizes February 1, 2025, as World Hijab Day in Colorado. The resolution highlights the hijab's significance in Islamic tradition as a symbol of dignity and modesty, and acknowledges World Hijab Day's purpose of promoting religious tolerance and cultural understanding through public education. It does not create new laws or requirements but serves as a formal state acknowledgment of this annual observance. The resolution was unanimously passed by the Colorado Senate on January 31, 2025, without amendments.

Iman Jodeh (D) · 33 co-sponsors

passed both · Colorado · House Jan 31, 2025

HJR 25-1006: Designate January 27 Colorado 4-H Day

This bill designates Monday, January 27, 2025, as "Colorado 4-H Day" to recognize the Colorado 4-H Youth Development program. It is a symbolic resolution honoring 4-H's work with youth aged 5-19, including its role in community engagement, leadership development, and STEM education through Colorado State University Extension. The resolution has no legal effect or new requirements - it simply encourages public acknowledgment of the program. (HJR 25-1006, passed by both chambers on January 27-30, 2025)

passed both · Colorado · House Jan 31, 2025

HJR 25-1007: Troy Jackson Memorial Highway

This bill (HJR 25-1007) is a commemorative resolution designating a specific segment of Interstate 25 in Colorado - southbound from mile marker 199.4 and northbound from mile marker 194.8 - as the "Firefighters Memorial Hwy in Memory of Chief Troy Jackson." It honors Troy Jackson, a 30-year firefighter with South Metro Fire Rescue who developed cancer prevention programs for first responders before passing in 2019. The resolution allows the Colorado Department of Transportation to accept donations for signage and coordinate with Arapahoe and Douglas counties for sign maintenance. As a naming resolution, it has no policy or funding changes beyond this memorial designation.

in committee · Colorado · Senate Jan 30, 2025

SB 25-021: Registration of Off-Highway Vehicles

The bill specifies that dealers of off-highway vehicles shall require a purchaser of an off-highway vehicle to complete the off-highway vehicle registration application and pay the registration fee in order to complete the sale of an off-highway vehicle, unless the purchaser attests that the off-highway vehicle will be used exclusively outside the state. The bill clarifies that a dealer that does not comply with the registration requirements is subject to a fine of $200 per instance of noncompliance. The bill also explicitly authorizes the parks and wildlife commission to adopt rules concerning the enforcement of the registration requirements of off-highway vehicles. Under current law, proof of ownership is required for the registration of an off-highway vehicle. The bill removes this requirement so that an individual registering their off-highway vehicle no longer has to provide the division of parks and wildlife with proof of ownership for the off-highway vehicle. The bill amends certain provisions related to the off-highway vehicle recreation fund (fund) to clarify what the money in the fund shall be used for. The bill also specifies that money remaining in the fund at the end of a given fiscal year shall remain in the fund and only be used for specific purposes related to the use of off-highway vehicles in Colorado. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

in committee · Colorado · Senate Jan 29, 2025

SB 25-022: Applying Artificial Intelligence to Fight Wildfire

Wildfire Matters Review Committee. The bill requires the general assembly to appropriate $7,500,000 to the division of fire prevention and control (division) for state fiscal year 2024-25 and allows any unexpended portion of the appropriation to also be expended in state fiscal year 2025-26. The division is required to use the money to study and develop applications of artificial intelligence that predict, mitigate, or assist in fighting wildfires, including, at a minimum, applications of artificial intelligence which produce data that can be incorporated into maps displaying the following: Classification of vegetation and wildfire fuel; Predictions regarding the likelihood of wildfire ignition potential in a particular area following observed lightning events; The perimeter of an ongoing wildfire; and Predictions regarding the locations and area to which an ongoing wildfire may spread. The division may contract with a third party that has developed artificial intelligence tools to predict, mitigate, or assist in fighting wildfires. The division is also authorized to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of the bill. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Technology

in committee · Colorado · Senate Jan 29, 2025

SB 25-029: Ranch Property Tax Clarifications

Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee. The bill broadens the definition of "ranch" for purposes of property taxation to include a parcel of land used for grazing or raising livestock for the primary purpose of obtaining a monetary profit rather than a parcel of land used only for grazing livestock for the primary purpose of obtaining a monetary profit. The bill also eliminates the limited definition of "livestock" included in the definition of "ranch" and replaces it with the general definition of "livestock" used for property tax purposes that includes all animals.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

in committee · Colorado · House Jan 28, 2025

HB 25-1046: Increase Maximum Number of Transportation Planning Regions

The bill increases the maximum number of transportation planning regions of the state from 15 to 16. This increase in the maximum number of transportation planning regions results in the potential membership of the statewide transportation advisory committee also increasing by one member, from 17 to 18 members. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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