Senate Bill 25-171 Revised

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning the continuation of the commodity metals theft

• Page 1, Line 102task force, and, in connection therewith, implementing

• Page 1, Line 103the recommendation contained in the 2024 sunset

• Page 1, Line 104review by the department of regulatory agencies to

• Page 1, Line 105repeal the commodity metals theft task force.

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/.)

Sunset Process - Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill repeals the commodity metals theft task force as recommended in the 2024 sunset report.

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

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1203, repeal (16)(a)(III) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 32-3-1203.  Sunset review of advisory committees - legislative

• Page 2, Line 4declaration - definition - repeal. (16) (a) The following statutory

• Page 2, Line 5authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2025:

• Page 2, Line 6(III)  The commodity metals theft task force created in section 18-13-111, C.R.S.;

• Page 2, Line 7SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-13-111, repeal (9), (12)(d), and (13)(d) as follows:

• Page 2, Line 818-13-111.  Purchases of commodity metals or detached

• Page 2, Line 9catalytic converters - violations - creation - composition - reports -

• Page 2, Line 10legislative declaration - definitions. (9) (a)  There is hereby created the

• Page 2, Line 11commodity metals theft task force, also referred to in this subsection (9) as the "task force".

• Page 2, Line 12(b)  The task force consists of the following ten persons or their designees:

• Page 2, Line 13(I)  The chief of the Colorado state patrol;

• (II)  A sheriff appointed by a Colorado sheriffs' association;

• Page 2, Line 14(III)  A municipal police chief appointed by the Colorado association of chiefs of police;

• Page 2, Line 15(IV)  A contractor that uses commodity metals in construction;

• Page 2, Line 16(V)  A representative of a national trade association or other

• Page 2, Line 17organization that represents commodity metals recyclers, such as the

• Page 3, Line 1institute of scrap recycling industries, incorporated, or its successor organization or another entity representing comparable interests;

• Page 3, Line 2(VI)  A scrap metal dealer located in Colorado who is a member

• Page 3, Line 3of the institute of scrap recycling industries, incorporated, or its successor organization;

• Page 3, Line 4(VII)  A representative of the Colorado municipal league, or its successor entity;

• Page 3, Line 5(VIII)  A representative of Colorado counties, incorporated, or its successor entity;

• Page 3, Line 6(IX)  A representative of a public utility that uses commodity metals; and

• Page 3, Line 7(X)  A representative of a railroad company that operates in Colorado.

• Page 3, Line 8(c)  The task force shall meet on a regular basis, convening at least

• Page 3, Line 9every October, to discuss issues related to theft of commodity metals or

• Page 3, Line 10detached catalytic converters, including sharing relevant information on

• Page 3, Line 11theft of scrap metal, identifying ways in which Colorado's laws regulating

• Page 3, Line 12commodity metal and detached catalytic converter purchases can be

• Page 3, Line 13improved to reduce theft, and reviewing any performance problems or communication issues. The task force is specifically directed to consider:

• Page 3, Line 14(I)  Possible policies or practices to aid in tracking or apprehending

• Page 3, Line 15stolen commodity metals or detached catalytic converters prior to the

• Page 3, Line 16point of sale in order to assist law enforcement personnel in theft prevention and recovery of stolen materials;

• Page 3, Line 17(II)  Recommendations regarding when and how a commodity

• Page 3, Line 18metal or detached catalytic converter purchaser should be required to

• Page 3, Line 19apprise local law enforcement authorities if a purchased commodity metal

• Page 4, Line 1or detached catalytic converter is a potential match of a commodity metal

• Page 4, Line 2or detached catalytic converter reported stolen in the scrap theft alert system; and

• Page 4, Line 3(III)  The creation and attributes of a civil penalty process for

• Page 4, Line 4egregious and repeat violators of the record-keeping requirements of this section.

• Page 4, Line 5(d)  A member of the task force, as designated by the task force,

• Page 4, Line 6shall report annually to the judiciary committees of the house of

• Page 4, Line 7representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, regarding the task force's meetings, findings, and recommendations.

• Page 4, Line 8(e)  Members of the task force shall not be compensated for, or reimbursed for expenses incurred in, attending meetings of the task force.

• Page 4, Line 9(f)  This subsection (9) is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.

• Page 4, Line 10Before the repeal, the commodity metals theft task force, created pursuant

• Page 4, Line 11to this subsection (9), shall be reviewed as provided in section 2-3-1203, C.R.S.

• Page 4, Line 12(12) (d)  On or before December 1, 2023, and each December 1

• Page 4, Line 13thereafter, the Colorado state patrol shall provide a summary of the

• Page 4, Line 14assessment reports to the task force and the task force shall consider the report at a meeting required by subsection (9)(c) of this section.

• Page 4, Line 15(13) (d)  The Colorado state patrol shall provide a summary report

• Page 4, Line 16of all statewide inspections to the task force and the task force shall

• Page 4, Line 17consider the report at a meeting required by subsection (9)(c) of this section.

• Page 4, Line 18SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

• Page 4, Line 19takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

• Page 4, Line 20ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except

• Page 5, Line 1that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V

• Page 5, Line 2of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this

• Page 5, Line 3act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take

• Page 5, Line 4effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

• Page 5, Line 5November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.