The act codifies the federal "Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978" into state law as the "Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act" (CO-ICWA) and provides additional protections for Indian children and children known or determined to be Indian children under state law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law limits to 10 years the time a school district can lease district property not needed for its purposes. The act allows a school district to lease district property for any term of years for purposes of a solar field, energy storage system, or affordable housing. If a board of education of a school district leases or rents property for the purposes of an affordable housing project, the board of education shall develop a policy that defines affordable housing for the project. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act removes the term "homosexuality" from the definition of sexual conduct in the sexually explicit materials harmful to children part of the "Colorado Criminal Code". (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law does not allow a voice court reporter to administer an oath or affirmation. The act adds voice reporters to the list of professionals who may administer an oath or affirmation. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act creates state procurement practices for firearms and items regulated pursuant to the federal "National Firearms Act" ("NFA"). The act applies to all contracts the state sources, enters into, awards, amends, renews, or extends on or after January 1, 2026, for procuring firearms or items regulated pursuant to the "NFA". During a governmental body's contracting process, sourcing method process, or upon request during the term of a contract, a contractor or bidder shall comply with certain requirements, make certain disclosures, and provide certain documentation to confirm that the contractor or bidder engages in safe business practices. The attorney general may assist the department of personnel (department) in developing processes and procedures to implement the procurement practices. The department may adopt rules to implement this act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act prohibits the sale or distribution for consideration of an algorithmic device if: The algorithmic device is sold or distributed with the intent that it will be used by 2 or more landlords in the same market or a related market to set or recommend the amount of rent, level of occupancy, or other commercial term associated with the occupancy of a residential premises; and The device sets or recommends the amount of rent, level of occupancy, or other commercial term associated with the occupancy of a residential premises based on data or a formula that is similar for each landlord. The act also prohibits the use of an algorithmic device by a person to set or recommend the amount of rent, level of occupancy, or other commercial term associated with the occupancy of a residential premises if: The person knew or should have known that another person used the algorithmic device to set or recommend the amount of rent, level of occupancy, or other commercial term associated with the occupancy of a residential premises; and The circumstances suggest that the person adhered to or participated in a scheme to fix the amount of rent, level of occupancy, or other commercial term associated with the occupancy of a residential premises. The act also prohibits a person engaged in the business of providing algorithmic device services or products that are used to set or recommend the amount of rent, level of occupancy, or other commercial term associated with the occupancy of a residential premises from using nonpublic competitor data pertaining to residential properties in Colorado in setting or recommending the amount of rent, level of occupancy, or other commercial term associated with the occupancy of a residential premises for residential properties in Colorado. A violation is deemed to be an illegal restraint of trade or commerce and is punishable in accordance with the "Colorado State Antitrust Act of 2023". VETOED by Governor 5/29/2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act makes changes to requirements for preventive care coverage by health insurers for breast cancer screening, including: Relocating in statute the high-risk breast cancer screening requirements; Defining and specifying criteria for the use of diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations; and Clarifying that, in addition to regular breast cancer screening, diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations that are medically necessary and conducted within nationally recognized screening guidelines do not require cost sharing by the patient.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current Colorado laws do not always expressly provide whether the laws apply to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe or the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (Tribes). The act creates a rule of construction that a law does not apply to the Tribes unless the law clearly and expressly states that the law applies to the Tribes. The act further clarifies that if the general assembly enacts a new law or materially amends an existing law that is silent as to its application to the Tribes or to tribally controlled entities; purports to apply statewide; or grants a governmental agency or entity civil, criminal, or regulatory authority, it is presumed that the law does not apply within the exterior boundaries of the reservations to the Tribes, including the Tribes' officials and employees acting in their official capacities, to a tribally controlled entity, or to Tribal lands. The act reinforces that these rules of construction do not: Preclude or limit the authority of the Tribes' governing bodies from requesting inclusion in legislation pending before the general assembly; Abrogate the sovereign immunity of the state or the Tribes; or Affect the rights of the state, the Tribes, or other persons to pursue legal remedies that may be available to contest the application of laws passed by the general assembly.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act creates the American Indian affairs interim committee (committee). The purpose of the committee is to examine issues and challenges that impact American Indian Tribal Nations. The committee consists of 6 voting members of the general assembly who serve for the duration of the committee unless they resign, are removed, or are no longer in office and 2 nonvoting members, one from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and one from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. The act allows the committee to meet up to 6 times and recommend up to 5 bills during each interim, but the committee does not meet or recommend legislation during the 2025 interim. On or before January 15, 2031, the act requires the committee to submit a report to the executive committee of the legislative council summarizing the work of the committee during the preceding 5 years. The committee is repealed, effective June 30, 2031. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act modifies the process for filling vacancies in an unexpired term in the office of county commissioner for county commissioners affiliated with a major political party in counties that are not home rule counties and that have at least 50,000 active voters as of the last general election (vacancy). If a vacancy occurs on or after July 31 of an even-numbered year that the seat was not scheduled to be on the ballot at the general election but before July 31 of an odd-numbered year, the vacancy must be filled by vacancy committee selection until the next regularly scheduled odd-year November election following the vacancy, rather than until the next general election as is the case for vacancies that occur at other times, when the vacancy must be filled by vacancy election (vacancy election). An individual elected at a vacancy election serves until the next general election. A vacancy election is conducted as part of a coordinated odd-year November election. A major political party may opt out of the vacancy election process if at least 75% of the total voting membership of a political party's state central committee votes to do so by October 1 of the even year preceding a vacancy election. For a vacancy election to be held in November 2025, the vote must occur no later than June 30, 2025. If the state certifies any ballot content for the odd-year November election, the state is required to reimburse a county for 45% of its costs incurred in conducting the coordinated election that includes the vacancy election. Watchers, canvass boards, and election judges for the vacancy election are selected according to current processes in statute. Only registered electors of the county of the vacating commissioner who, as of 22 days before the vacancy election, are either registered with the same major political party as the vacating commissioner or are unaffiliated with a political party are eligible to vote in a vacancy election. A candidate is eligible to be placed on the ballot for a vacancy election if the candidate: Files a nominating statement signed by at least 30% of the vacancy committee members with the county clerk and recorder and the candidate's major political party by the seventieth day before the vacancy election; or Submits to the county clerk and recorder, no later than 30 days after their petition format has been approved or 85 days prior to the vacancy election, a notarized candidate's statement of intent and a petition signed by at least 200 electors who have been affiliated with the same major political party as the candidate for 22 days before signing the petition and are eligible to vote in the district for which the candidate is to be elected. A candidate may seek to be placed on the ballot through one, but not both, methods, and candidate placement on the ballot is drawn by lot. A candidate must be registered with the vacating commissioner's major political party by the first business day in January of the calendar year in which the vacancy election occurs and must be a resident of the same district as the vacating commissioner. A candidate in a vacancy election is subject to the campaign finance contribution, expenditure, and reporting requirements of the "Fair Campaign Practices Act". For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, $314,920 is appropriated from the department of state cash fund to the department of state for use by the information technology division for personal services. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
