Rep. Shannon Bird

Under current law, the Colorado school of mines (school) has a performance contract with the department of higher education that specifies the measurable performance goals that the school must achieve during the contract's term and authorizes the school's board of trustees to establish resident and nonresident tuition rates. The act repeals this performance contract. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Maddy summaryHouse Joint Resolution 25-1025 is a commemorative resolution by the Colorado General Assembly. It officially recognizes the week of April 6-12, 2025, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Colorado. The resolution aims to honor crime victims and those who serve them, and encourages Colorado citizens to seek justice and show compassion for victims.

Maddy summaryHouse Joint Resolution 25-1024 authorizes the installation of a memorial on the State Capitol Grounds to honor the victims of the Sand Creek Massacre of November 29, 1864. The bill designates the former location of the "Union Soldier" statue on the west grounds of the capitol as the appropriate site for this memorial. Its purpose is to respect and memorialize the Cheyenne and Arapaho people and their ancestors, promote cross-cultural understanding, and educate the public about the massacre.

Maddy summaryHouse Joint Memorial 25-1001 serves to memorialize former Representative Rodney Bockenfeld, who passed away on February 13, 2025, at the age of 69. The resolution pays tribute to his years of dedicated public service as both an Arapahoe County Commissioner and a State Representative and extends sympathy to his family.

Maddy summaryHouse Joint Resolution 25-1022 designates May 2025 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month" in Colorado. This resolution, affecting motorcycle riders and all motorists, aims to promote safety through education and training and encourages motorists to "share the road."

During the 2024 general election, Colorado voters approved Amendment 79, which: Repealed the state constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for abortions; and Added a state constitutional amendment recognizing the right to an abortion and prohibiting Colorado state and local governments from denying, impeding, or discriminating against the exercise of that right, including prohibiting health insurance companies from excluding coverage for abortion. The act makes conforming changes to state law relating to abortion care as a result of Amendment 79. Current law requires the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing to authorize medicaid reimbursement for family-planning-related services. The act expands the definition of "family-planning-related services" to include abortion care. The act requires the medical services board to include abortion care in the schedule of health-care services available for pregnant persons enrolled in the children's basic health plan. $2,928,800 is appropriated to the department of health care policy and financing from the general fund for other medical services, including abortion care. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act requires the state treasurer to transfer $6 million from the general fund to the hazardous substance response fund on July 1, 2025. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act repeals statutory requirements for the following annual appropriations by the general assembly: The appropriation to the performance-based collaborative management incentive cash fund to serve children who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services; The appropriation to the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund for programs to reduce the occurrence of prenatal substance exposure; The appropriation to the behavioral health administration for the purpose of selecting a recovery residence certifying body; The appropriation to the behavioral health administration for the purpose of establishing a program to provide temporary financial housing assistance to certain individuals with a substance use disorder who have no supportive housing options; and The appropriation to the behavioral health administration for the administration and implementation of the recovery support services grant program. To implement the act, appropriations made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of human services for use by the division of child welfare are adjusted by the act as follows: The general fund appropriation for collaborative management incentives is increased by $1,165,039; The reappropriated funds appropriation from the collaborative management cash fund for collaborative management incentives is decreased by $1,165,039; and The general fund appropriation to the collaborative management cash fund is decreased by $1,165,039. The general fund appropriation made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of early childhood for use by the division of community and family support for child maltreatment prevention is reduced by $150,000. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

On July 1, 2025, and on July 1 of each year thereafter through July 1, 2034, the act requires the state treasurer to transfer $15 million from the local government severance tax fund to the public safety communications trust fund (trust fund). The money in the trust fund must be used to support the digital trunked radio system, including site-supporting infrastructure and supporting software and hardware. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act eliminates the requirement that the commissioner of education annually reprint and distribute laws enacted by the general assembly that concern education. The act decreases the associated appropriation from the state public school fund to the department of education by $35,480 for the 2025-26 state fiscal year. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)