Senate Bill 25-244 Engrossed

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning modification of the requirement that the state

• Page 1, Line 102pay a portion of the salary of each assistant district

• Page 1, Line 103attorney.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.)

Joint Budget Committee. The bill reduces the portion of the salary of the assistant district attorney for each judicial district that the state must pay on and after July 1, 2026, from 50% to 25%.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 20-1-306, amend (2) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 320-1-306.  Compensation paid from state and county funds.

• Page 2, Line 4(2)  Effective July 1, 2026, the salaries of assistant district attorneys in

• Page 2, Line 5every judicial district of the state as set forth in section 20-1-203 must be

• Page 2, Line 6paid in twelve equal monthly installments of which the state shall

• Page 2, Line 7contribute fifty twenty-five percent of the minimum amount required

• Page 2, Line 8by section 20-1-203 (2) annually, and the county or counties comprising

• Page 2, Line 9the judicial district shall contribute the balance, with each county's payment to be in the same proportion as provided in section 20-1-302.

• Page 2, Line 10SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

• Page 2, Line 11takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

• Page 2, Line 12ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except

• Page 2, Line 13that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V

• Page 2, Line 14of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this

• Page 2, Line 15act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take

• Page 2, Line 16effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

• Page 2, Line 17November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.