House Bill 25-1032 Introduced

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning improving infrastructure to reduce

• Page 1, Line 102homelessness in Colorado.

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.)

The bill creates the Colorado interagency council on homelessness (council) within the governor's office. The council's powers and duties include:

•  Facilitating and coordinating homelessness response, resources, and best practices between state and local partners;
• Setting statewide strategy for homelessness resolution and prevention;
• Developing an outreach and education campaign to understand and respond to issues related to homelessness;
• Increasing access to supportive resources for homeless individuals, including income benefits, food benefits, healthcare coverage, and support related to mental health and substance use;
• Identifying and maximizing housing resources provided by state agencies;
• Improving cross-system policies and procedures for state agencies and homelessness service providers; and
• Organizing other homelessness response measures as the council sees fit.
• The department of local affairs;
• The department of education;
• The department of corrections;
• The department of health care policy and financing;
• The behavioral health administration;
• The department of human services;
• The department of public health and environment; and
• The department of public safety.
• The director, or the director's designee, of a nonprofit organization with a mission related to homelessness;
• The leader of a faith-based organization that is primarily focused on homelessness resolution and prevention;
• A homelessness service provider primarily focused on specialized populations;
• The director, or the director's designee, of a philanthropic organization that supports homelessness service providers;
• A representative from a continuum of care organization that provides services in an urban area;
• A representative from a continuum of care organization that provides services in a rural area;
• An elected local government representative;
• An individual with lived experience of homelessness;
• An individual with lived experience navigating affordable housing and housing resources;
• An owner or operator of permanent supportive housing; and
• A housing navigator or representative from an organization that administers housing vouchers.
• Improve the implementation of the Homeless Management Information System and data reporting;
• Improve the implementation of the OneHome coordinated entry system;
• Coordinate with regional navigation campuses to determine best practices, identify gaps, and make referrals; and
• Improve data reporting within the regional navigation campuses.

The council is required to meet at least once a month and submit and present an annual report providing a summary of the council's activities and recommendations for legislative action to the general assembly no later than January 26 of each year.

The council's membership consists of the directors, or the directors' designees, of the following state agencies:

The governor may appoint to the council the directors, or the directors' designees, of other state agencies or individuals to represent political subdivisions as the governor sees fit.

The bill creates an advisory council to the council consisting of members who have experience working on the resolution and prevention of homelessness and with homeless individuals, including the following 11 members appointed by the governor:

The advisory council shall meet at least once a month, shall develop and implement a plan to receive public feedback on statewide strategy related to homelessness prevention and resolution, and shall recommend funding and policies to support homelessness prevention and resolution to the council.

The bill requires the office of homeless initiatives within the division of housing in the department of local affairs to, at least once every 4 months, convene the state continuum of care organizations for the purposes of implementing state strategies and identifying best practices to prevent and reduce homelessness in Colorado. The continuum of care organizations shall consider methods and practices to:

The continuum of care organizations are required to submit and present a report to the general assembly providing a summary of the council's activities from the prior year and recommendations for implementing the methods and practices the organizations considered.

The bill creates a new type of special district, a regional homelessness response district (district), which is formed by counties and municipalities to reduce and prevent homelessness. The bill details specifics of organizing and dissolving a district, submitting a district service plan, voting in district elections, and the financial and taxing powers of a district.

The bill allows a county clerk and recorder to designate money collected from documentary filing fees for granting or conveying real property to be transferred to a housing agency for the purpose of developing, preserving, or acquiring affordable housing aligned with demonstrated community needs and for homeless individuals.

• Page 4, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 4, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add article 39 to title

• Page 4, Line 324 as follows:

• Page 4, Line 4ARTICLE 39

• Page 4, Line 5Colorado Interagency Council on Homelessness

• Page 4, Line 624-39-101.  Legislative declaration.The general assembly

• Page 4, Line 7finds, determines, and declares that:

• Page 4, Line 8(1)  Homelessness is on the rise in Colorado. There were

• Page 4, Line 9fourteen thousand individuals experiencing homelessness on a

• Page 4, Line 10single night in January 2023, which represents a thirty-nine

• Page 4, Line 11percent increase from the previous year. In 2022, over one

• Page 4, Line 12hundred thirty thousand individuals using medicaid claimed

• Page 4, Line 13they had experienced homelessness in Colorado. Student

• Page 4, Line 14homelessness has also increased, despite declining enrollment.

• Page 4, Line 15(2)  Individuals experiencing homelessness in the

• Page 4, Line 16Denver-Metro area cited relationship problems or breakups,

• Page 4, Line 17inability to find or maintain a job, family issues, inability to pay

• Page 4, Line 18rents or mortgages, and cost of housing as the top reasons

• Page 4, Line 19contributing to homelessness.

• Page 4, Line 20(3)  As of 2024, Colorado was the eighth least affordable

• Page 4, Line 21state in the nation according to the National Low Income

• Page 4, Line 22Housing Coalition. The coalition found that, in order to pay for

• Page 4, Line 23a one-bedroom home, a Colorado renter must either make

• Page 4, Line 24sixty-five thousand dollars a year or work eighty-five hours a

• Page 4, Line 25week making minimum wage. Forty percent of unsheltered

• Page 4, Line 26individuals have paying jobs, and only one in four individuals

• Page 5, Line 1who qualify for rental subsidies receive them.

• Page 5, Line 2(4)  According to the Colorado Futures Center, nearly

• Page 5, Line 3half of Colorado households have annual incomes below

• Page 5, Line 4seventy- five thousand dollars. These households must spend an

• Page 5, Line 5outsized portion of their earnings on housing, representing over

• Page 5, Line 6five billion dollars in foregone spending in other sectors of

• Page 5, Line 7Colorado's economy.

• Page 5, Line 8(5)  Housing instability is at an all-time high, and there is

• Page 5, Line 9a deficit of affordable homes in Colorado. For individuals in the

• Page 5, Line 10Denver-Metro area earning thirty percent or less of the area

• Page 5, Line 11median income, there are only twenty-seven available homes

• Page 5, Line 12considered affordable for every one hundred homes needed.

• Page 5, Line 13(6)  Colorado lacks specific statewide strategies needed

• Page 5, Line 14to resolve and prevent homelessness. There is no requirement or

• Page 5, Line 15infrastructure currently in place to convene local

• Page 5, Line 16governments, continuums of care, nonprofits, and other housing

• Page 5, Line 17organizations to implement homelessness solutions.

• Page 5, Line 18(7)  The general assembly intends to bring together local

• Page 5, Line 19governments, continuums of care, nonprofits, and housing and

• Page 5, Line 20homelessness organizations to work together to reduce and

• Page 5, Line 21prevent homelessness in Colorado.

• Page 5, Line 2224-39-102.  Definitions.As used in this part 1, unless the

• Page 5, Line 23context otherwise requires:

• Page 5, Line 24(1)  "Council" means the Colorado interagency council on

• Page 5, Line 25homelessness created in section 24-39-103.

• Page 5, Line 26(2)  "Homelessness service provider" means an

• Page 5, Line 27organization providing an operational service.

• Page 6, Line 1(3)  "Operational service" has the same meaning as set

• Page 6, Line 2forth in section 39-22-548 (2)(h).

• Page 6, Line 3(4)  "Supportive housing" has the same meaning as set forth

• Page 6, Line 4in section 24-32-3701 (17).

• Page 6, Line 524-39-103.  Colorado interagency council on homelessness -

• Page 6, Line 6created - powers and duties - report. (1)  The Colorado

• Page 6, Line 7interagency council on homelessness is created in the

• Page 6, Line 8governor's office. The council's powers and duties include:

• Page 6, Line 9(a)  Facilitating and coordinating homelessness response,

• Page 6, Line 10resources, and best practices between state and local partners;

• Page 6, Line 11(b)  Setting statewide strategy for homelessness

• Page 6, Line 12resolution and prevention;

• Page 6, Line 13(c)  Developing an outreach and education campaign to

• Page 6, Line 14understand and respond to issues related to homelessness;

• Page 6, Line 15(d)  Increasing access to supportive resources for

• Page 6, Line 16homeless individuals, including income benefits, food benefits,

• Page 6, Line 17healthcare coverage, and support related to mental health and

• Page 6, Line 18substance use;

• Page 6, Line 19(e)  Identifying and maximizing housing resources provided

• Page 6, Line 20by state agencies;

• Page 6, Line 21(f)  Improving cross-system policies and procedures for

• Page 6, Line 22state agencies and homelessness service providers; and

• Page 6, Line 23(g)  Organizing other homelessness response measures as

• Page 6, Line 24the council sees fit.

• Page 6, Line 25(2)  The council shall meet at least once every month.

• Page 6, Line 26(3)  No later than January 26 of each year, the council

• Page 6, Line 27shall submit and present a report, incorporating information

• Page 7, Line 1and feedback received from the advisory council created in

• Page 7, Line 2section 24-39-105, on the council's:

• Page 7, Line 3(a)  Plan, including a timeline, for developing and

• Page 7, Line 4implementing statewide strategy on homelessness resolution

• Page 7, Line 5and prevention;

• Page 7, Line 6(b)  Outreach and education campaign required by

• Page 7, Line 7subsection (1)(c) of this section;

• Page 7, Line 8(c)  Findings on issues impeding access to operational

• Page 7, Line 9services for homeless individuals;

• Page 7, Line 10(d)  Findings on state agency-provided housing resources,

• Page 7, Line 11including utilization rates; and

• Page 7, Line 12(e)  Recommendations for funding and policies to support

• Page 7, Line 13homelessness prevention and resolution.

• Page 7, Line 1424-39-104.  Membership. (1)  The council consists of the

• Page 7, Line 15directors, or the directors' designees, of the following state

• Page 7, Line 16agencies:

• Page 7, Line 17(a)  The department of local affairs;

• Page 7, Line 18(b)  The department of education;

• Page 7, Line 19(c)  The department of corrections;

• Page 7, Line 20(d)  The department of health care policy and financing;

• Page 7, Line 21(e)  The behavioral health administration of the

• Page 7, Line 22department of human services;

• Page 7, Line 23(f)  The department of human services;

• Page 7, Line 24(g)  The department of public health and environment; and

• Page 7, Line 25(h)  The department of public safety.

• Page 7, Line 26(2)  The governor may appoint to the council the

• Page 7, Line 27directors, or the directors' designees, of other state agencies or

• Page 8, Line 1individuals to represent political subdivisions as the governor

• Page 8, Line 2sees fit.

• Page 8, Line 324-39-105.  Advisory council to the interagency council -

• Page 8, Line 4creation - membership. (1)  The advisory council to the Colorado

• Page 8, Line 5interagency council on homelessness is created to provide

• Page 8, Line 6recommendations to increase access to housing and reduce

• Page 8, Line 7homelessness for all Colorado residents.

• Page 8, Line 8(2)  The advisory council must consist of at least eleven

• Page 8, Line 9members who have experience working for the resolution and

• Page 8, Line 10prevention of homelessness and with individuals experiencing

• Page 8, Line 11homelessness, including the following members appointed by the

• Page 8, Line 12governor:

• Page 8, Line 13(a)  The director, or the director's designee, of a nonprofit

• Page 8, Line 14organization with a mission related to homelessness;

• Page 8, Line 15(b)  The leader of a faith-based organization that is

• Page 8, Line 16primarily focused on homelessness resolution and prevention;

• Page 8, Line 17(c)  A homelessness service provider that is primarily

• Page 8, Line 18focused on specialized populations;

• Page 8, Line 19(d)  The director, or the director's designee, of a

• Page 8, Line 20philanthropic organization that supports homelessness service

• Page 8, Line 21providers;

• Page 8, Line 22(e)  A representative from a continuum of care

• Page 8, Line 23organization that provides services in an urban area;

• Page 8, Line 24(f)  A representative from a continuum of care

• Page 8, Line 25organization that provides services in a rural area;

• Page 8, Line 26(g)  An elected local government representative;

• Page 8, Line 27(h)  An individual with lived experience of homelessness;

• Page 9, Line 1(i)  An individual with lived experience navigating

• Page 9, Line 2affordable housing and housing resources;

• Page 9, Line 3(j)  An owner or operator of permanent supportive housing;

• Page 9, Line 4and

• Page 9, Line 5(k)  A housing navigator or representative from an

• Page 9, Line 6organization that administers housing vouchers.

• Page 9, Line 7(3)  The advisory council shall meet at least once a month.

• Page 9, Line 8(4)  The advisory council shall:

• Page 9, Line 9(a)  Develop and implement a plan to receive public

• Page 9, Line 10feedback on statewide strategies, best practices, policies, and

• Page 9, Line 11funding recommendations related to homelessness prevention

• Page 9, Line 12and resolution;

• Page 9, Line 13(b)  Recommend funding and policies to support

• Page 9, Line 14homelessness prevention and resolution to the council prior to

• Page 9, Line 15the council's finalization of the annual report required by

• Page 9, Line 16section 24-39-103 (3); and

• Page 9, Line 17(c)  Answer questions and inquiries received from the

• Page 9, Line 18council.

• Page 9, Line 1924-39-106.  Repeal of article - review of functions.This article

• Page 9, Line 2039 is repealed, effective September 1, 2027. Before the repeal,

• Page 9, Line 21this article 39 is scheduled for review in accordance with

• Page 9, Line 22section 24-34-104.

• Page 9, Line 23SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, add

• Page 9, Line 24(28)(a)(XI) and (28)(a)(XII) as follows:

• Page 9, Line 2524-34-104.  General assembly review of regulatory agencies

• Page 9, Line 26and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative

• Page 9, Line 27declaration - repeal. (28) (a)  The following agencies, functions, or both,

• Page 10, Line 1are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2027:

• Page 10, Line 2(XI)  The Colorado interagency council on homelessness,

• Page 10, Line 3created in article 39 of title 24;

• Page 10, Line 4(XII)  The convention of continuum of care organizations

• Page 10, Line 5required by section 24-32-735.

• Page 10, Line 6SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-32-735 as

• Page 10, Line 7follows:

• Page 10, Line 824-32-735.  Convention of continuum of care organizations -

• Page 10, Line 9definition - report - repeal. (1) (a)  At least once every four

• Page 10, Line 10months, the office of homeless initiatives within the division

• Page 10, Line 11shall convene the continuum of care organizations established

• Page 10, Line 12pursuant to 24 CFR 578, including the Metro Denver Homeless

• Page 10, Line 13Initiative, the Colorado Balance of State Continuum of Care,

• Page 10, Line 14the Northern Colorado Continuum of Care, and the Pikes Peak

• Page 10, Line 15Continuum of Care, for the purposes of implementing state

• Page 10, Line 16strategies and identifying best practices to prevent and reduce

• Page 10, Line 17homelessness in Colorado.

• Page 10, Line 18(b)  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise

• Page 10, Line 19requires, "organizations" means the four continuum of care

• Page 10, Line 20organizations described in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

• Page 10, Line 21(2)  The organizations shall consider methods and

• Page 10, Line 22practices to:

• Page 10, Line 23(a)  Improve the implementation of the Homeless

• Page 10, Line 24Management Information System and data reporting;

• Page 10, Line 25(b)  Improve the implementation of the OneHome

• Page 10, Line 26coordinated entry system;

• Page 10, Line 27(c)  Coordinate with regional navigation campuses

• Page 11, Line 1created pursuant to section 24-32-727 to determine best

• Page 11, Line 2practices, identify gaps, and make referrals; and

• Page 11, Line 3(d)  Improve data reporting within the regional navigation

• Page 11, Line 4campuses created pursuant to section 24-32-727.

• Page 11, Line 5(3)  No later than January 26 of each year, the

• Page 11, Line 6organizations shall submit and present a report providing a

• Page 11, Line 7summary of the council's activities from the prior year and

• Page 11, Line 8recommendations for implementing the methods and practices

• Page 11, Line 9listed in subsection (2) of this section to the general assembly.

• Page 11, Line 10(4)  This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.

• Page 11, Line 11Before the repeal, this section is scheduled for review in

• Page 11, Line 12accordance with section 24-34-104.

• Page 11, Line 13SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add article 23 to title

• Page 11, Line 1432 as follows:

• Page 11, Line 15ARTICLE 23

• Page 11, Line 16Regional Homelessness Response Districts

• Page 11, Line 1732-23-101.  Legislative declaration.The general assembly

• Page 11, Line 18finds, determines, and declares that, in Colorado, there are tens

• Page 11, Line 19of thousands of individuals experiencing homelessness, housing

• Page 11, Line 20instability is prevalent, and there is a deficit of affordable

• Page 11, Line 21homes. It is the intent of the general assembly to allow counties

• Page 11, Line 22and municipalities to form special regional districts to reduce

• Page 11, Line 23and prevent homelessness.

• Page 11, Line 2432-23-102.  Definitions.As used in this article 23, unless the

• Page 11, Line 25context otherwise requires:

• Page 11, Line 26(1)  "Court" means the district court in any county in

• Page 11, Line 27which the petition for organization of the district was

• Page 12, Line 1originally filed and which entered the order organizing said

• Page 12, Line 2district, or the district court to which the file pertaining to the

• Page 12, Line 3district has been transferred pursuant to section 32-1-303 (1)(b).

• Page 12, Line 4(2)  "District" means a regional homelessness response

• Page 12, Line 5district created pursuant to this article 23 to reduce and

• Page 12, Line 6prevent homelessness.

• Page 12, Line 7(3)  "Eligible elector" means a person who, at the

• Page 12, Line 8designated time or event, is registered to vote pursuant to the

• Page 12, Line 9"Uniform Election Code of 1992", articles 1 to 13 of title 1, and

• Page 12, Line 10who resides within the district or proposed district.

• Page 12, Line 11(4)  "Interested party" means a resident or eligible elector

• Page 12, Line 12of the district or a municipality located in the district.

• Page 12, Line 1332-23-103.  Special districts file - notice of organization or

• Page 12, Line 14dissolution. (1)  In addition to complying with section 32-1-104 (2),

• Page 12, Line 15a district created pursuant to this article 23 shall provide a

• Page 12, Line 16copy of the notice required by section 32-1-809 (1) to the

• Page 12, Line 17department of revenue.

• Page 12, Line 18(2)  In addition to complying with section 32-1-105, the

• Page 12, Line 19county clerk and recorder shall file a certified copy of the

• Page 12, Line 20decree or order confirming the organization or dissolution of

• Page 12, Line 21a district created pursuant to this article 23 with the

• Page 12, Line 22department of revenue.

• Page 12, Line 2332-23-104.  Service area of district - governmental immunity.

• Page 12, Line 24(1)  A district may be entirely within or entirely without, or

• Page 12, Line 25partly within and partly without, the territory of one or more

• Page 12, Line 26special districts, municipalities, counties, or other existing

• Page 12, Line 27taxing entities, as may be proposed. A district is a body

• Page 13, Line 1corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state.

• Page 13, Line 2(2)  The directors, officers, and employees of the district

• Page 13, Line 3are public employees for purposes of the "Colorado

• Page 13, Line 4Governmental Immunity Act", article 10 of title 24.

• Page 13, Line 532-23-105.  Service plan required - contents - action on plan.

• Page 13, Line 6(1)  Persons proposing the organization of a district, except for

• Page 13, Line 7a district that is contained entirely within the boundaries of a

• Page 13, Line 8municipality and subject to section 32-23-106, shall submit a

• Page 13, Line 9service plan in accordance with section 32-1-202 (1) and shall

• Page 13, Line 10pay any fee required pursuant to section 32-1-202 (3).

• Page 13, Line 11(2)  Notwithstanding section 32-1-202 (2), the service plan

• Page 13, Line 12for the district must contain the following information:

• Page 13, Line 13(a)  A description of the services to be provided and the

• Page 13, Line 14persons who will be eligible to receive those services;

• Page 13, Line 15(b)  A financial plan showing how the proposed services are

• Page 13, Line 16to be financed, including the proposed operating revenue derived

• Page 13, Line 17from property taxes and sales and use taxes for the first budget

• Page 13, Line 18year of the district, which shall not be materially exceeded

• Page 13, Line 19except as authorized pursuant to section 32-1-207. All proposed

• Page 13, Line 20indebtedness for the district must be displayed together with a

• Page 13, Line 21schedule indicating the year or years in which the debt is

• Page 13, Line 22scheduled to be issued. The board of directors of the district

• Page 13, Line 23shall notify the board of county commissioners or the

• Page 13, Line 24governing body of the municipality, whichever is applicable, of

• Page 13, Line 25any alteration or revision of the proposed schedule of debt

• Page 13, Line 26issuance set forth in the financial plan.

• Page 13, Line 27(c)  A map of the proposed district boundaries;

• Page 14, Line 1(d)  If applicable, a general description of the estimated

• Page 14, Line 2cost of acquiring or leasing land or facilities; the estimated

• Page 14, Line 3costs of acquiring engineering, legal, and administrative

• Page 14, Line 4services; the initial proposed indebtedness and estimated

• Page 14, Line 5proposed maximum interest rates and discounts; and other major

• Page 14, Line 6expenses related to the organization and initial operation of

• Page 14, Line 7the district;

• Page 14, Line 8(e)  A description of any arrangement or proposed

• Page 14, Line 9agreement with any political subdivision for the performance of

• Page 14, Line 10any services between the proposed district and such other

• Page 14, Line 11political subdivision and, if the form contract to be used is

• Page 14, Line 12available, it shall be attached to the service plan;

• Page 14, Line 13(f)  Information, along with other evidence presented at

• Page 14, Line 14the hearing, satisfactory to establish that the criteria set

• Page 14, Line 15forth in section 32-1-203, if applicable, is met; and

• Page 14, Line 16(g)  Any additional information that the board of county

• Page 14, Line 17commissioners or the governing body of the municipality,

• Page 14, Line 18whichever is applicable, may require on which to base its findings

• Page 14, Line 19pursuant to section 32-1-203.

• Page 14, Line 2032-23-106.  Public hearing on service plan - procedures -

• Page 14, Line 21decision - judicial review - modifications - enforcement. (1)  For

• Page 14, Line 22purposes of section 32-1-204 (1) and (1.5), the board of county

• Page 14, Line 23commissioners of the county in which the district will be

• Page 14, Line 24located or the governing body of the municipality in which the

• Page 14, Line 25district will be located, whichever is applicable, shall be deemed

• Page 14, Line 26to have complied with that section if the board or governing

• Page 14, Line 27body provides written notice of the date, time, and location of

• Page 15, Line 1the hearing to the petitioners and, at least twenty days prior to

• Page 15, Line 2the hearing date, publishes notice of the date, time, location,

• Page 15, Line 3and purpose of the hearing. The published notice constitutes

• Page 15, Line 4constructive notice to the interested parties in the proposed

• Page 15, Line 5district.

• Page 15, Line 6(2)  The board of county commissioners of the county in

• Page 15, Line 7which the district will be located or the governing body of the

• Page 15, Line 8municipality in which the district will be located, whichever is

• Page 15, Line 9applicable, shall conduct the hearing pursuant to section

• Page 15, Line 1032-1-204 (3) and make its decision in accordance with section

• Page 15, Line 1132-1-204 (3) and (4). The decision of the board or governing body,

• Page 15, Line 12whichever is applicable, is subject to judicial review in

• Page 15, Line 13accordance with section 32-1-206; except that, for purposes of

• Page 15, Line 14judicial review, "interested party" has the same meaning as set

• Page 15, Line 15forth in section 32-23-101 (4).

• Page 15, Line 16(3)  Upon final approval by the court for the organization

• Page 15, Line 17of a district pursuant to this article 23, the district shall

• Page 15, Line 18conform as much as possible to the approved service plan and

• Page 15, Line 19any material modifications to the plan must be approved in

• Page 15, Line 20accordance with section 32-1-207 (2). Any material departure

• Page 15, Line 21from the plan may be enjoined in accordance with section

• Page 15, Line 2232-1-207 (3); except that, for purposes of enforcement of the

• Page 15, Line 23plan, "interested party" has the same meaning as set forth in

• Page 15, Line 24section 32-23-101 (4).

• Page 15, Line 2532-23-107.  Organization. (1)  Except as provided in this

• Page 15, Line 26section, the organization of a district pursuant to this article

• Page 15, Line 2723 is governed by part 3 of article 1 of this title 32.

• Page 16, Line 1(2)  For purposes of complying with section 32-1-301 (1), a

• Page 16, Line 2petition for the organization of a district proposed pursuant to

• Page 16, Line 3this article 23 must be signed by not less than thirty percent or

• Page 16, Line 4two hundred eligible electors of the proposed district,

• Page 16, Line 5whichever number is smaller.

• Page 16, Line 6(3)  For purposes of complying with section 32-1-301 (2)(d.1),

• Page 16, Line 7the petition for organization must set forth the estimated

• Page 16, Line 8property tax and sales and use tax revenue for the district's

• Page 16, Line 9first budget year.

• Page 16, Line 10(4)  For purposes of complying with section 32-1-304, when

• Page 16, Line 11the court with whom a petition for organization of a district

• Page 16, Line 12proposed pursuant to this article 23 has been filed sets a hearing

• Page 16, Line 13date, the clerk of court shall publish notice of the hearing and

• Page 16, Line 14mail the required notice to the appropriate board of county

• Page 16, Line 15commissioners or governing body of the municipality, but the

• Page 16, Line 16clerk of court is not required to mail notice of the hearing to

• Page 16, Line 17all interested parties.

• Page 16, Line 18(5)  For purposes of complying with section 32-1-305 (1), the

• Page 16, Line 19court shall determine whether the required number of eligible

• Page 16, Line 20electors of the proposed district have signed the petition.

• Page 16, Line 21(6)  In addition to complying with the filing requirements

• Page 16, Line 22in section 32-1-306, the district shall file a certified copy of the

• Page 16, Line 23findings and order of the court organizing the district with the

• Page 16, Line 24department of revenue.

• Page 16, Line 2532-23-108.  Persons entitled to vote at district elections.

• Page 16, Line 26Notwithstanding section 32-1-806, any person who is an eligible

• Page 16, Line 27elector is eligible to vote in an organizational election or any

• Page 17, Line 1election conducted by the board of directors for a district

• Page 17, Line 2organized under this article 23.

• Page 17, Line 332-23-109.  Financial powers.Any district created pursuant

• Page 17, Line 4to this article 23 has all the financial powers described in

• Page 17, Line 5section 32-1-1101. The district also has the power, upon voter

• Page 17, Line 6approval, to levy and collect a uniform sales and use tax

• Page 17, Line 7throughout the entire geographical area of the district upon

• Page 17, Line 8every transaction or other incident with respect to which a

• Page 17, Line 9sales and use tax is levied by the state pursuant to article 26 of

• Page 17, Line 10title 39; except that such sales and use tax shall not be levied

• Page 17, Line 11on the sale of cigarettes. Any sales and use tax authorized

• Page 17, Line 12pursuant to this section shall be levied and collected as

• Page 17, Line 13provided in section 32-23-111.

• Page 17, Line 1432-23-110.  Sales and use tax imposed - collection -

• Page 17, Line 15administration of tax. (1) (a)  Upon the approval of the eligible

• Page 17, Line 16electors in the district at an election held in accordance with

• Page 17, Line 17section 20 of article X of the state constitution and part 8 of

• Page 17, Line 18article 1 of this title 32, the district shall have the power to

• Page 17, Line 19levy a uniform sales and use tax throughout the entire

• Page 17, Line 20geographical area of the district upon every transaction or

• Page 17, Line 21other incident with respect to which a sales and use tax is levied

• Page 17, Line 22by the state pursuant to article 26 of title 39; except that such

• Page 17, Line 23sales and use tax shall not be levied on the sale of cigarettes.

• Page 17, Line 24A tax levied by a district in accordance with this section shall

• Page 17, Line 25take effect on either January 1 or July 1 of the year specified in

• Page 17, Line 26the ballot issue submitted to the eligible electors of the

• Page 17, Line 27district.

• Page 18, Line 1(b)  The sales and use tax imposed pursuant to subsection

• Page 18, Line 2(1)(a) of this section is in addition to any other sales and use tax

• Page 18, Line 3imposed pursuant to law.

• Page 18, Line 4(2)  The collection, administration, and enforcement of

• Page 18, Line 5the sales and use tax shall be performed by the executive

• Page 18, Line 6director of the department of revenue pursuant to part 2 of

• Page 18, Line 7article 2 of title 29. The district shall pay the net incremental

• Page 18, Line 8cost incurred by the department in the administration and

• Page 18, Line 9collection of the sales and use tax.

• Page 18, Line 1032-23-111.  District revenues. (1)  Any revenues raised or

• Page 18, Line 11generated by the district shall be in addition to and shall not

• Page 18, Line 12be used to replace any funding that the counties in the district

• Page 18, Line 13would otherwise be entitled to receive from the state or

• Page 18, Line 14federal government.

• Page 18, Line 15(2)  Any district may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants,

• Page 18, Line 16or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of

• Page 18, Line 17reducing or preventing homelessness.

• Page 18, Line 1832-23-112.  Cooperation between districts or other existing

• Page 18, Line 19providers permitted.A district organized under this article 23

• Page 18, Line 20has the authority to contract with or work cooperatively and

• Page 18, Line 21in conjunction with another district or other public or private

• Page 18, Line 22provider of homelessness reduction and prevention services to

• Page 18, Line 23provide services to the residents of such districts.

• Page 18, Line 2432-23-113.  Levy and collection of ad valorem taxes.A district

• Page 18, Line 25created pursuant to this article 23 has the power, pursuant to

• Page 18, Line 26section 32-1-1101 and upon approval by the eligible electors of

• Page 18, Line 27the district, to levy and collect ad valorem taxes on and

• Page 19, Line 1against all taxable property within the district. A tax levied by

• Page 19, Line 2a district in accordance with this section shall take effect on

• Page 19, Line 3either January 1 or July 1 of the year specified in the ballot

• Page 19, Line 4issue submitted to the eligible electors of the district.

• Page 19, Line 5SECTION 5.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-13-102 , add (6)

• Page 19, Line 6as follows:

• Page 19, Line 739-13-102.  Documentary fee imposed - amount - to whom

• Page 19, Line 8payable - legislative declaration - definition. (6) (a)  The county

• Page 19, Line 9clerk and recorder may designate money collected from the

• Page 19, Line 10documentary fee to be transferred to a housing agency for the

• Page 19, Line 11purpose of developing, preserving, or acquiring affordable

• Page 19, Line 12housing aligned with demonstrated community needs and for

• Page 19, Line 13homeless individuals within the jurisdiction of the housing

• Page 19, Line 14agency.

• Page 19, Line 15(b)  The general assembly finds and declares that:

• Page 19, Line 16(I)  As the volume of real estate transactions has

• Page 19, Line 17increased significantly, real estate prices and costs have also

• Page 19, Line 18increased, impacting the availability and affordability of

• Page 19, Line 19housing in Colorado.

• Page 19, Line 20(II)  Local governments should be allowed to use the

• Page 19, Line 21documentary fee to offset the administrative costs associated

• Page 19, Line 22with recording and maintaining real estate records and the

• Page 19, Line 23costs of building and maintaining affordable housing.

• Page 19, Line 24(c)  As used in this section, "housing agency" means a

• Page 19, Line 25county government, local or regional housing authority, or the

• Page 19, Line 26Colorado housing and finance authority.

• Page 19, Line 27SECTION 6.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

• Page 20, Line 1takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

• Page 20, Line 2ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except

• Page 20, Line 3that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V

• Page 20, Line 4of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this

• Page 20, Line 5act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take

• Page 20, Line 6effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

• Page 20, Line 7November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the

• Page 20, Line 8official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.