Senate Bill 25-108

NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 2/27/2025.

BY SENATOR(S) Bridges, Amabile, Kirkmeyer;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird, Sirota, Taggart, Duran, Story, McCluskie.

Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of state.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Appropriation to the department of state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. In Session Laws of Colorado 2024, section 2 of chapter 519, (HB 24-1430), amend Part XXI as follows:

Section 2. Appropriation.

Part XXI

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

(1) ADMINISTRATION DIVISION

Agency Name or Title	Item & Subtotal	Total	Cash Funds
Personal Services	2,826,733
	(25.6 FTE)
Health, Life, and Dental	1,965,056
Short-term Disability	19,768
Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance	59,305
Unfunded Liability Amortization Equalization Disbursement Payments	1,317,890
Salary Survey	454,764
Step Pay	215,199
PERA Direct Distribution	269,595
Workers' Compensation	95,892
Operating Expenses	536,750
Legal Services	1,166,414
Outside Legal Services	25,000
Administrative Law Judge Services	48,950
Payment to Risk Management and Property Funds	104,384
Vehicle Lease Payments	16,363
Leased Space	1,442,579
Payments to OIT	499,386
CORE Operations	4,744
Electronic Recording Technology Board	5,479,432
Indirect Cost Assessment	309,604
Discretionary Fund	5,000
		16,862,808	16,862,808^a

^a Of this amount, $11,383,376 shall be from the Department of State Cash Fund created in Section 24-21-104 (3)(b), C.R.S. and $5,479,432(I) shall be from the Electronic Recording Technology Fund created in Section 24-21-404 (1)(a), C.R.S. Appropriations from the Electronic Recording Technology Fund are shown for informational purposes only as the fund is continuously appropriated to the Department pursuant to Section 24-21-404 (1)(a), C.R.S.

(2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

Agency Name or Title	Item & Subtotal	Total	General Fund	Cash Funds
Personal Services	7,381,592
	(48.5 FTE)
Operating Expenses	766,699
Hardware/Software Maintenance	2,953,020
Information Technology Asset Management	449,093
		11,550,404	239,205	11,311,199^a

^a This amount shall be from the Department of State Cash Fund created in Section 24-21-104 (3)(b), C.R.S.

(3) ELECTIONS DIVISION

Agency Name or Title	Item & Subtotal	Total	General Fund	Cash Funds	Reappropriated Funds
Personal Services	3,649,125			3,649,125^a
				(44.5 FTE)
Operating Expenses	489,989			489,989^a
Help America Vote Act Program	244,488			244,488^b
Local Election Reimbursement^107108109	8,271,135		2,190,396	5,771,135^a	309,604^c
Initiative and Referendum	~~165,000~~			~~165,000~~^a
	219,000			219,000^a
Document Management	664,980			664,980^a
		~~13,484,717~~
		13,538,717

^a These amounts shall be from the Department of State Cash Fund created in Section 24-21-104 (3)(b), C.R.S.

^b Of this amount, $234,488 shall be from the Department of State Cash Fund created in Section 24-21-104 (3)(b), C.R.S., and shall be transferred into the Federal Elections Assistance Fund created in Section 1-1.5-106 (1)(a), C.R.S., which is continuously appropriated to the Department of State for the implementation of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, pursuant to Section 1-1.5-106 (2)(b), C.R.S., and $10,000(I) shall be from the Federal Elections Assistance Fund created in Section 1-1.5-106 (1)(a), C.R.S. which is continuously appropriated to the Department of State for the implementation of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 pursuant to Section 1-1.5-106 (2)(b), C.R.S., and is shown for informational purposes only. Appropriations from the Federal Elections Assistance Fund do not constitute fiscal year spending for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.

^c This amount shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S.

(4) BUSINESS AND LICENSING DIVISION

Agency Name or Title	Item & Subtotal	Total	Cash Funds
Personal Services	3,131,679
	(42.9 FTE)
Operating Expenses	133,075
Business Intelligence Center Personal Services	318,095
		3,582,849	3,582,849^a

^a This amount shall be from the Department of State Cash Fund created in Section 24-21-104 (3)(b), C.R.S.

Agency Name or Title	Total	General Fund	Cash Funds	Reappropriated Funds
TOTALS PART XXI
(STATE)	~~$45,480,778~~	$2,429,601	~~$42,741,573~~^a	$309,604
	$45,534,778		$42,795,573^a

^a Of this amount, $5,489,432 contains an (I) notation.

Footnotes: The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

¹⁰⁷Department of State, Elections Division, Local Election Reimbursement -- If actual reimbursements to counties required by Section 1-5-505.5, C.R.S., exceed the cash fund amounts specified in this line item, the Department may spend up to 115.0 percent of the cash funds amount specified to make the required reimbursements.

¹⁰⁸Department of State, Elections Division, Local Election Reimbursement -- The Department is only permitted to use General Fund for reimbursement to counties for direct election costs.

¹⁰⁹Department of State, Elections Division, Local Election Reimbursement -- The Department is only permitted to use cash funds for reimbursement to counties for direct election costs or for purposes of election security.

SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

Signed By: James Rashad Coleman, Sr., President of the Senate

Signed By: Julie McCluskie, Speaker of the House of Representatives

Signed By: Esther van Mourik, Secretary of the Senate

Signed By: Vanessa Reilly, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives

Signed By: Jared S. Polis, Governor of the State of Colorado