Rep. Katie Stewart

Maddy summaryThis bill is a House Joint Resolution that formally recognizes Latino/a Advocacy Day in Colorado, an annual event celebrating two decades of Latino/a community engagement in state policy-making. The resolution honors the contributions of Latinas and Latinos to Colorado's political history and acknowledges participants who travel to the state capitol to advocate for equitable treatment of Latino/a communities. It directs copies of the resolution to the organizations that convene the event, the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights and Voces Unidas de las Montanas. The measure does not create new laws or policies but serves as a ceremonial acknowledgment of the Latino/a community's role in Colorado's democracy.

Maddy summaryThis bill officially designates a specific section of Arapahoe Road in Boulder County, Colorado, as the "Road of Remembrance" to honor local World War I veterans. It authorizes the Colorado Department of Transportation to accept donations for placing commemorative signs along the road and to explore agreements with Boulder County for maintaining those signs. The legislation also acknowledges the historical significance of the nearby stone pillars, known as the Gateway, which were originally built in 1928 to mark the entrance to a planned memorial roadway that was never fully completed.

The act discontinues the annual transfers from the state education fund to the Colorado teacher of the year fund for the Colorado teacher of the year program and to the early literacy fund for specified purposes in support of the 'Colorado READ Act'. The Colorado teacher of the year fund and the early literacy fund are repealed, effective September 1, 2027.     The act permits the general assembly to appropriate money from the state education fund for the Colorado teacher of the year program and requires the general assembly to annually appropriate at least $34 million from the state education fund for the same specified purposes in support of the 'Colorado READ Act'.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act repeals the veterinary pharmaceutical advisory committee as recommended in the department of regulatory agencies' 2025 sunset report.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Colorado imposes 3 charges on all retail sales of prepaid wireless telecommunications services: A prepaid wireless 911 charge, a prepaid wireless 988 charge, and a prepaid wireless telephone disability access (TDA) charge, which, effective January 1, 2026, replaced the former telecommunications relay service charge. The act makes the following modifications to the laws implementing the 3 prepaid wireless telecommunications services:Corrects erroneous cross references in connection with the prepaid wireless telecommunications services;Modifies the definition of 'prepaid wireless telecommunications service' (prepaid wireless definition) in the statute that implements the prepaid wireless 911 charge to include a wireless telecommunications service that is paid in advance, sold in predetermined units of time or money that decline with use or provides unlimited use of the service for a fixed time, and allows a user to make 911 calls. In addition, the act harmonizes the prepaid wireless definition for all 3 of the prepaid wireless telecommunication services.Adds providers of prepaid wireless telecommunications services (providers) to the definition of 'retail transaction' and to surcharge remittance procedures for the prepaid wireless 911 charge;Includes the prepaid wireless 988 charge in the list of taxes or fees that are administered by the department of revenue (department); Consistent with the treatment of confidential tax information regarding the prepaid wireless 911 charge, allows the department to disclose confidential tax information regarding the prepaid wireless TDA charge and the prepaid wireless 988 charge to their respective enterprises and to the public utilities commission;Consistent with the requirement for electronic filing and payment for the prepaid wireless 911 charge and the TDA charge, allows the department to require electronic filing and payment for the prepaid wireless 988 charge;Consistent with the prepaid wireless 911 charge, clarifies that telecommunications services that are not subject to the prepaid wireless TDA charge are subject to other TDA charges imposed by law and makes the same clarification regarding the prepaid wireless 988 charge; andConsistent with the prepaid wireless 911 charge, imposes the prepaid wireless 988 charge on providers that use federally supported services to provide free prepaid wireless telecommunications services.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The executive committee of the legislative council (executive committee) is authorized to adopt policies regarding the ability of members of the general assembly to remotely participate in interim committee meetings and in legislative proceedings during a disaster emergency. The act expands the executive committee's authority to adopt policies to allow remote participation in meetings of any joint committees comprised of members from both chambers that are held at any time of the year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Maddy summaryThis House Memorial honors the life and service of former Colorado Representative Carl Miller, who passed away in August 2025. The document formally recognizes his contributions to Colorado through his work in local government, the mining industry, and public service, including his role in establishing the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. It extends condolences to Miller's family and pays tribute to his dedication to his community and state during his career as a state representative and public utility commissioner.

Previously, money in the diseased livestock indemnity fund could be used only to pay indemnity to a livestock owner whose herd had been sold for slaughter or destroyed because the herd was exposed to or diagnosed with an infectious or contagious disease. The act expands the permissible uses of the money in the diseased livestock indemnity fund by allowing the commissioner of agriculture to authorize using the money to prepare for and respond to certain emerging threats to livestock health.     The act renames the fund the 'livestock health preparedness, response, and diseased livestock indemnity fund' to reflect the expanded scope of the permissible uses of money in the fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act modifies the Colorado agricultural future loan program (program) to permit certain eligible entities to receive funding from the program. An eligible entity is defined as an entity that is certified by the division of conservation (division) or an entity that:Is a district that has authority to conduct water activities, an irrigation district, or a ditch and reservoir company; andHas a letter of support from an entity certified by the division.     The act directs the commissioner of agriculture to adopt rules that prioritize awarding loans to eligible entities that seek to acquire and conserve agriculturally productive land and to transfer ownership of that land to an eligible farmer or rancher who qualifies for a loan from the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Maddy summaryThis bill reappoints Kerri L. Hunter as Colorado's State Auditor for a five-year term from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2031. The reappointment follows a unanimous recommendation from the Legislative Audit Committee, which reviews candidates for the position based on qualifications and experience. Under Colorado law, the General Assembly appoints the State Auditor, and this resolution formally approves Hunter's continued service after her initial term ended in 2026. The measure directly affects the State Auditor's office by extending its leadership while maintaining the existing appointment process.