Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
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April 8, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB25-276 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, line 6, strike "must be supported by probable
Page 1, Line 2cause." and substitute "requires that warrants are supported by probable
Page 1, Line 3cause.".
Page 1, Line 4Page 4, line 7, strike "constitution;" and substitute "constitution. The tenth
Page 1, Line 5amendment of the United States constitution divides power between the
Page 1, Line 6federal government and the states. The United States constitution reserves
Page 1, Line 7to the states or the people the powers that are not delegated to the federal
Page 1, Line 8government and are not forbidden to the states. The federal government
Page 1, Line 9cannot command the states to administer or enforce a federal regulatory
Page 1, Line 10program.".
Page 1, Line 11Page 5, line 15, strike "this Senate Bill 25-__" and substitute "Senate
Page 1, Line 12Bill 25-276".
Page 1, Line 13Page 5, line 26, before "repeal" insert "amend (1) introductory portion;
Page 1, Line 14and".
Page 1, Line 15Page 6, line 4, after "part 5." insert "Any information collected prior
Page 1, Line 16to the effective date of Senate Bill 25-276 for the purpose of
Page 1, Line 17demonstrating eligibility for an identification document in
Page 1, Line 18accordance with this part 5 for an individual who does not have
Page 1, Line 19lawful immigration status in the United States must be managed
Page 1, Line 20in accordance with the data privacy policy adopted by the
Page 1, Line 21department of revenue.".
Page 1, Line 22Page 6, line 11, strike "definition." and substitute "definitions.".
Page 1, Line 23
Page 2, Line 1Page 6, strike lines 15 through 17 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 2"(II) For purposes of this subsection (2)(e.5):
Page 2, Line 3(A) "Immigration enforcement operation" has the same
Page 2, Line 4meaning as set forth in section 24-76.6-101.
Page 2, Line 5(B) "Jail" means a correctional facility, as defined in
Page 2, Line 6section 17-1-102; local jail, as defined in section 17-1-102;
Page 2, Line 7multijurisdictional jail, as described in section 17-26.5-101; or
Page 2, Line 8municipal jail, as described in section 31-15-401 (1)(j).".
Page 2, Line 9Page 7, line 18, strike "and (1)(e)" and substitute "(1)(e), and (2)".
Page 2, Line 10Page 8, after line 8 insert:
Page 2, Line 11"(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that it is
Page 2, Line 12necessary to adopt this article 74 to protect individual rights and to further
Page 2, Line 13the preservation of the peace, health, and safety of Colorado residents.
Page 2, Line 14Therefore, the matters in this article 74 are declared to be
Page 2, Line 15matters of statewide concern.".
Page 2, Line 16Page 9, line 10, strike "authority,".
Page 2, Line 17Page 11, strike lines 1 through 3 and substitute "a person's immigration
Page 2, Line 18status for the purpose of identifying if the person has complied with
Page 2, Line 19federal immigration laws, including civil immigration laws and 8 U.S.C.
Page 2, Line 20sec. 1325 or 1326, except as required by state or federal".
Page 2, Line 21Page 11, line 14, strike "housing" and substitute "health care,
Page 2, Line 22housing,".
Page 2, Line 23Page 12, line 7, strike "definition - repeal." and substitute "definition.".
Page 2, Line 24Page 13, line 8, strike "(I)".
Page 2, Line 25Page 13, line 10, strike "(A)" and substitute "(I)".
Page 2, Line 26Page 13, line 12, strike "(B)" and substitute "(II)".
Page 2, Line 27Page 13, line 14, strike "(II)" and substitute "(III)".
Page 2, Line 28Page 13, strike lines 15 through 19 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 29"(b) Beginning October 1, 2025, and on a quarterly basis
Page 2, Line 30thereafter, each state agency shall:
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Page 3, Line 1(I) Submit to the governor's office of legal counsel and to the
Page 3, Line 2attorney general the information specified in subsection (2) of
Page 3, Line 3this section; and
Page 3, Line 4(II) Attest that none of the requests were granted for
Page 3, Line 5any purpose prohibited by article 74.
Page 3, Line 6(c) Beginning October 1, 2025, and on a quarterly basis
Page 3, Line 7thereafter, each political subdivision shall:
Page 3, Line 8(I) Submit to the governor's office of legal counsel and to
Page 3, Line 9the attorney general a single, consolidated report containing
Page 3, Line 10the information specified in subsection (2) of this section for the
Page 3, Line 11entire political subdivision; and".
Page 3, Line 12Page 13, line 24, strike "civil penalty." and substitute "civil penalty -
Page 3, Line 13legislative declaration.".
Page 3, Line 14Page 14, after line 6 insert:
Page 3, Line 15"(3) For purposes of an action for a temporary restraining
Page 3, Line 16order or preliminary injunction brought pursuant to this
Page 3, Line 17section, the general assembly finds and declares that violation
Page 3, Line 18of this article 74 poses a real, immediate, and irreparable injury
Page 3, Line 19for which there is no plain, speedy, and adequate remedy at law,
Page 3, Line 20and the public interest is served by compliance with this article
Page 3, Line 2174.".
Page 3, Line 22Page 16, line 9, strike "policies." and substitute "policies - legislative
Page 3, Line 23declaration.".
Page 3, Line 24Page 16, strike lines 23 and 24 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 25"(II) With the consent of the student's or patient's parent,
Page 3, Line 26guardian, person who is authorized under applicable law to act
Page 3, Line 27on behalf of an individual who is an adult, or an emancipated
Page 3, Line 28minor, in making decisions related to health care, through a
Page 3, Line 29valid release of information; or".
Page 3, Line 30Page 17, after line 13 insert:
Page 3, Line 31"(2) Beginning July 1, 2025, a public child care center,
Page 3, Line 32public school, local education provider, public institution of
Page 3, Line 33higher education, public health-care facility, or an employee
Page 3, Line 34thereof, shall not collect the following, except as required by
Page 3, Line 35federal or state law, as necessary to perform duties, or to
Page 3, Line 36verify a person's eligibility for a government-funded program if
Page 3, Line 37verification is a necessary condition of government funding or
Page 3, Line 38participation:
Page 4, Line 1(a) Place of birth;
Page 4, Line 2(b) Immigration or citizenship status; or
Page 4, Line 3(c) Information from passports, permanent resident cards,
Page 4, Line 4alien registration cards, or employment authorization
Page 4, Line 5documents.".
Page 4, Line 6Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 4, Line 7Page 19, after line 15 insert:
Page 4, Line 8"(6) Matters in this article 74.1 are declared to be
Page 4, Line 9matters of statewide concern.".
Page 4, Line 10Page 19, after line 25 insert:
Page 4, Line 11"(3) For purposes of an action for a temporary restraining
Page 4, Line 12order or preliminary injunction brought pursuant to this
Page 4, Line 13section, the general assembly finds and declares that violation
Page 4, Line 14of this article 74.1 poses a real, immediate, and irreparable
Page 4, Line 15injury for which there is no plain, speedy, and adequate remedy
Page 4, Line 16at law, and the public interest is served by compliance with this
Page 4, Line 17article 74.1.".
Page 4, Line 18Page 22, line 13, after "(1)" insert "(a)".
Page 4, Line 19Page 22, after line 16 insert:
Page 4, Line 20"(b) For purposes of this subsection (1), "pretrial officer"
Page 4, Line 21or "pretrial services office employee" includes an agent of a
Page 4, Line 22pretrial services office when acting on behalf of, or at the
Page 4, Line 23direction of, a pretrial services office in their capacity as an
Page 4, Line 24agent of a pretrial services office.".