Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
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April 29, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1315 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 6, line 13, after "(1.5)" insert "and (1.7)".
Page 1, Line 2Page 7, line 7, strike "sections 1-12-208 and" and substitute "1-12-208,
Page 1, Line 3and notwithstanding section".
Page 1, Line 4Page 7, line 15, strike "sections 1-12-208 and" and substitute "section
Page 1, Line 51-12-208, and notwithstanding section".
Page 1, Line 6Page 8, line 16, after "major" insert "political".
Page 1, Line 7Page 9, line 10, strike "who are" and substitute "each of whom is".
Page 1, Line 8Page 9, line 27, after "party" insert "vacancy".
Page 1, Line 9Page 10, line 9, after "party" insert "vacancy".
Page 1, Line 10Page 10, line 23, after "party" insert "vacancy".
Page 1, Line 11Page 11, after line 20 insert:
Page 1, Line 12"(1.7) A political party may choose to continue to fill a
Page 1, Line 13vacancy in the general assembly by vacancy committee
Page 1, Line 14according to subsection (1) of this section rather than by a
Page 1, Line 15major political party vacancy election established by
Page 1, Line 16subsection (1.5) of this section if at least three-fourths of the
Page 1, Line 17total voting membership of the party's state central committee
Page 1, Line 18affirmatively votes to do so. Such vote of the party's state
Page 1, Line 19central committee must occur no later than October 1 of the
Page 2, Line 1year preceding the year in which a major political party
Page 2, Line 2vacancy election would be held. For purposes of this vote,
Page 2, Line 3members of the party's state central committee shall not vote
Page 2, Line 4by proxy.".