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:
HB25-1319 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 3, strike lines 13 through 27.
Page 1, Line 2Page 4, strike lines 1 through 12.
Page 1, Line 3Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 4Page 4, lines 21 and 22, strike "are reimbursed".
Page 1, Line 5Page 5, line 7, after "(8)" insert "and (9)".
Page 1, Line 6Page 5, line 9, strike "election." and substitute "election - repeal.".
Page 1, Line 7Page 6, line 6, after "1-4-1010," insert "unless the political party has
Page 1, Line 8voted pursuant to subsection (9) of this section to continue to
Page 1, Line 9fill vacancies by vacancy committee according to subsection (1)
Page 1, Line 10of this section,".
Page 1, Line 11Page 7, line 3, strike "majority" and substitute "major".
Page 1, Line 12Page 8, line 12, strike "one" and substitute "one, but not both,".
Page 1, Line 13Page 10, strike lines 1 through 8 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 14"(II) Are unaffiliated with a political party as of the
Page 1, Line 15twenty-second day before the county commissioner vacancy
Page 1, Line 16election.".
Page 1, Line 17Page 11, after line 16 insert:
Page 2, Line 1"(9) (a) A political party may choose to continue to fill a
Page 2, Line 2vacancy in the office of county commissioner by vacancy
Page 2, Line 3committee according to subsection (1) of this section rather
Page 2, Line 4than by the county commissioner vacancy election process
Page 2, Line 5established by subsection (8) of this section if at least
Page 2, Line 6three-fourths of the total voting membership of the party's
Page 2, Line 7state central committee affirmatively votes to do so. Such vote
Page 2, Line 8of the party central committee must occur no later than
Page 2, Line 9October 1 of the year preceding the year in which a county
Page 2, Line 10commissioner vacancy election would be held. For purposes of
Page 2, Line 11this vote, members of the state central committee shall not
Page 2, Line 12vote by proxy.
Page 2, Line 13(b) (I) A political party may choose to opt out of a county
Page 2, Line 14commissioner vacancy election to be held in November 2025 if at
Page 2, Line 15least three-fourths of the total voting membership of the
Page 2, Line 16party's state central committee affirmatively votes to continue
Page 2, Line 17to fill a vacancy in the office of county commissioner by
Page 2, Line 18vacancy committee according to subsection (1) of this section.
Page 2, Line 19Such vote of the party central committee must occur no later
Page 2, Line 20than June 30, 2025. For purposes of this vote, members of the
Page 2, Line 21state central committee shall not vote by proxy.
Page 2, Line 22(II) This subsection (9)(b) is repealed, effective January 1,
Page 2, Line 232026.".
Page 2, Line 24Strike "election, ," and substitute "election" on: Page 4, line 17; and
Page 2, Line 25Page 5, line 2.
Page 2, Line 26Strike "election," and substitute "election" on: Page 12, lines 13 and
Page 2, Line 2720; and Page 13, lines 5 and 10.