A Bill for an Act
Page 1, Line 101Concerning suspending legislative interim activities, and, in
Page 1, Line 102connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.
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.)
Executive Committee of the Legislative Council. The bill suspends legislative interim committee activities during the 2025 legislative interim (interim). Specifically, the bill:
- Prohibits the legislative council of the general assembly from prioritizing any requests for interim committees, including task forces, for the interim;
- Limits the Colorado youth advisory council review committee (committee) to meeting once in the 2025 interim, to receive the report from the youth advisory council (council), prohibits the committee and council from meeting or presenting bills in the 2026 interim, and precludes the council from contracting with a nonprofit organization to provide services for the council in the 2025-26 and 2026-27 fiscal years;
- Prohibits meetings, field trips, and legislative recommendations and reports by, and suspends for one year certain reports required to be submitted to, existing interim committees, including the legislative emergency preparedness, response, and recovery committee; legislative oversight committee for Colorado jail standards; statewide health care review committee; Colorado health insurance exchange oversight committee; opioid and other substance use disorders study committee; legislative oversight committee concerning the treatment of persons with behavioral health disorders in the criminal and juvenile justice systems; pension review commission and pension review subcommittee; legislative oversight committee concerning tax policy; and sales and use tax simplification task force.
Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-303.3, add (3)(e) and (3)(f) as follows:
Page 2, Line 32-3-303.3. Interim committees - repeal.
Page 2, Line 4(3) (e) (I) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the
Page 2, Line 5legislative council shall not prioritize any interim committees
Page 2, Line 6or approve any task forces for the 2025 interim. Nothing in this
Page 2, Line 7subsection (3)(e) prohibits the executive committee of the
Page 2, Line 8legislative council, whether before or after the general
Page 2, Line 9assembly has adjourned, from approving an interim committee by
Page 2, Line 10resolution for the 2025 interim in the manner specified in
Page 2, Line 11subsection (3)(c) of this section.
(II) This subsection (3)(e) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 3, Line 1(3) (f) (I) During the 2025 interim, an interim committee
Page 3, Line 2shall not request more than five bills to be drafted and shall
Page 3, Line 3not recommend more than three bills for introduction in the 2026 regular session.
Page 3, Line 4(II) This subsection (3)(f) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 3, Line 5SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1303, amend (2)(a)(III)(A) as follows:
Page 3, Line 62-2-1303. Membership - selection - terms. (2) (a) Nonlegislative council members shall be appointed as follows:
Page 3, Line 7(III) (A) On or before August 31 of each year, except for
Page 3, Line 8August 31, 2025, the council members shall approve subsequent
Page 3, Line 9appointments to the council. A youth who meets the criteria set forth in
Page 3, Line 10subsection (1) of this section may apply to the council to be considered for participation in the council.
Page 3, Line 11SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1304, amend (2)(b) and (4)(a) as follows:
Page 3, Line 122-2-1304. Duties - meetings - community outreach -
Page 3, Line 13designation of organization to accept donations - authority to
Page 3, Line 14contract - repeal. (2) (b) (I) The council shall meet at least four times
Page 3, Line 15each year, with two meetings occurring during the regular legislative
Page 3, Line 16session and two meetings occurring after the regular legislative session
Page 3, Line 17has concluded. Council members may attend and participate in council
Page 3, Line 18meetings remotely, but at least two of the council's meetings each year
Page 3, Line 19must be held in person, with all attending members at the same physical
Page 3, Line 20location. Additional meetings may be held at the discretion of council leadership, subject to available money.
Page 4, Line 1(II) (A) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(b)(I) of this
Page 4, Line 2section, the council shall meet only once after the 2025 regular
Page 4, Line 3legislative session, in July 2025, and the council shall not meet at any time in the 2026 calendar year.
Page 4, Line 4(B) This subsection (2)(b)(II) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
Page 4, Line 5(4) (a) (I) On or before September 1, 2013, and every third
Page 4, Line 6September 1 thereafter through September 1, 2019, the council shall, in
Page 4, Line 7conjunction with the director of the legislative council, use a request for
Page 4, Line 8proposal process to contract with and designate one or more nonprofit
Page 4, Line 9organizations to provide staffing and operational assistance and to serve
Page 4, Line 10as the custodian of money donated to the council through the designated
Page 4, Line 11organization. The contractor selected following the 2019 request for
Page 4, Line 12proposal process shall, pursuant to one or more contracts, provide such
Page 4, Line 13staffing, operational, and custodian services through June 30, 2023.
Page 4, Line 14Thereafter, the council shall, in conjunction with the director of the
Page 4, Line 15legislative council, on or before April 30, 2023, and, except as otherwise
Page 4, Line 16provided in this subsection (4)(a), on or before every second April 15
Page 4, Line 17thereafter, use a request for proposal process to contract with and
Page 4, Line 18designate one or more nonprofit organizations to provide such staffing,
Page 4, Line 19operational, and custodian services. The term of each contract entered
Page 4, Line 20into for a term commencing on or after July 1, 2023, is two state fiscal
Page 4, Line 21years; except that any such contract may be extended for one additional
Page 4, Line 22two-year term. If a contract is extended, the request for proposal for the
Page 4, Line 23next contract must be issued on or before the April 15 immediately
Page 4, Line 24preceding the expiration of the extension term. The designated
Page 5, Line 1organization shall not be the custodian of any money appropriated by the
Page 5, Line 2state and credited to the fund created in section 2-2-1306. The designated
Page 5, Line 3organization is authorized to expend any money it receives as is necessary
Page 5, Line 4for the operation of the council and may solicit and accept monetary and
Page 5, Line 5in-kind gifts, grants, and donations used to further the council's duties and
Page 5, Line 6responsibilities. Any money donated or awarded to the designated
Page 5, Line 7organization for the benefit of the council is not subject to appropriation
Page 5, Line 8by the general assembly. Any money obtained by the council or the
Page 5, Line 9designated organization
andPage 5, Line 10unexpended and unencumbered at the time the council is dissolved shall
Page 5, Line 11be distributed according to appropriate federal and state laws governing
Page 5, Line 12nonprofit organizations. If a different nonprofit or private organization is
Page 5, Line 13subsequently designated as the custodian of donated money in accordance
Page 5, Line 14with this
paragraph (a)Page 5, Line 15unexpended and unencumbered at the time of the change in designation
Page 5, Line 16shall be promptly transferred by the previously designated organization to the newly designated organization.
Page 5, Line 17(II) Notwithstanding subsection (4)(a)(I) of this section:
Page 5, Line 18(A) The council and director of the legislative council
Page 5, Line 19shall neither contract with nor designate one or more
Page 5, Line 20nonprofit organizations to provide staffing, operational, and
Page 5, Line 21custodian services for the period beginning on July 1, 2025, and ending on June 30, 2027; and
Page 5, Line 22(B) The contract that terminates on July 1, 2025, is
Page 5, Line 23extended for one month to allow the council the opportunity to
Page 5, Line 24present its report to the review committee in July 2025. The
Page 5, Line 25contract terminates on August 1, 2025.
Page 6, Line 1(III) Subsection (4)(a)(II) of this section and this subsection (4)(a)(III) are repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
Page 6, Line 2SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1305.5, add (5)(c) and (6)(c) as follows:
Page 6, Line 32-2-1305.5. Representative Hugh McKean Colorado youth
Page 6, Line 4advisory council review committee - created - repeal.
Page 6, Line 5(5) (c) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(a) of this section, the
Page 6, Line 6review committee may meet only once after the 2025 regular
Page 6, Line 7legislative session, in July 2025, to hear the report of the council.
Page 6, Line 8(II) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(a) of this section, the review committee shall not meet during the 2026 interim.
Page 6, Line 9(III) This subsection (5)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
Page 6, Line 10(6) (c) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (6)(a) of this section,
Page 6, Line 11the review committee shall not recommend legislation during the 2025 or 2026 interim.
Page 6, Line 12(II) This subsection (6)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
Page 6, Line 13SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1.5-111, amend (2)(a)(XI) as follows:
Page 6, Line 1425-1.5-111. Suicide prevention commission - created -
Page 6, Line 15responsibilities - gifts, grants, or donations - reimbursement for
Page 6, Line 16expenses - definition - repeal. (2) (a) The executive director of the
Page 6, Line 17department shall appoint to the commission no more than twenty-two members, including:
Page 6, Line 18(XI) A representative from the Colorado youth advisory council,
Page 6, Line 19if the Colorado youth advisory council has appointed members;
Page 7, Line 1SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1503, amend (1)(a) as follows:
Page 7, Line 22-3-1503. Legislative emergency preparedness, response, and
Page 7, Line 3recovery committee - creation - membership - duties - repeal.
Page 7, Line 4(1) (a) (I) There is
herebyPage 7, Line 5response, and recovery committee. The legislative committee shall
Page 7, Line 6develop a plan for the response by, and continuation of operations of, the
Page 7, Line 7general assembly and the legislative service agencies in the event of an
Page 7, Line 8emergency epidemic or disaster. The legislative committee shall
Page 7, Line 9cooperate and coordinate with the division, the department, and the
Page 7, Line 10GEEERC in developing the plan. The legislative committee shall develop
Page 7, Line 11and submit the plan to the speaker of the house of representatives, the
Page 7, Line 12president of the senate, the governor, the executive director of the
Page 7, Line 13department, the director of the division, and the GEEERC no later than
Page 7, Line 14July 1, 2011. The legislative committee shall meet at least annually to
Page 7, Line 15review and amend the plan as necessary and shall provide any updated
Page 7, Line 16plan to the persons or entities specified in this
paragraph (a)Page 7, Line 17(1)(a)(I). The legislative committee may recommend legislation
Page 7, Line 18pertaining to the preparedness, response, and recovery by, and
Page 7, Line 19continuation of operations of, the general assembly and the legislative
Page 7, Line 20service agencies in the event of an emergency epidemic or disaster. The
Page 7, Line 21legislative committee shall provide information to and fully cooperate
Page 7, Line 22with the division, the department, and the GEEERC in fulfilling its duties
underPage 7, Line 23(II) (A) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a)(I) of this
Page 7, Line 24section, the committee shall not meet or recommend legislation
Page 7, Line 25during the 2025 interim.
Page 8, Line 1(B) This subsection (1)(a)(II) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 8, Line 2SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1901, amend (2)(a); and add (2)(e)(V) as follows:
Page 8, Line 32-3-1901. Legislative oversight committee for Colorado jail
Page 8, Line 4standards - creation - duties - repeal. (2) Duties. (a) (I) The committee shall meet no more than four times each year.
Page 8, Line 5(II) (A) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(a)(I) of this section, the committee shall not meet during the 2025 interim.
Page 8, Line 6(B) This subsection (2)(a)(II) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 8, Line 7(e) (V) (A) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(e)(I) of this
Page 8, Line 8section, the committee shall not recommend legislation during the 2025 interim.
Page 8, Line 9(B) This subsection (2)(e)(V) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 8, Line 10SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-16-221, add (3)(c) as follows:
Page 8, Line 1110-16-221. Statewide health care review committee - creation
Page 8, Line 12- membership - duties - repeal. (3) (c) (I) Notwithstanding
Page 8, Line 13subsection (3)(a) of this section, the committee shall not meet or take field trips during the 2025 interim.
Page 8, Line 14(II) This subsection (3)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 8, Line 15SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-22-107, add (1)(c) and (5)(c) as follows:
Page 8, Line 1610-22-107. Colorado health insurance exchange oversight
Page 8, Line 17committee - creation - duties - repeal. (1) (c) (I) Notwithstanding
Page 9, Line 1subsection (1)(a) of this section, the committee shall not meet during the 2025 interim.
Page 9, Line 2(II) This subsection (1)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 9, Line 3(5) (c) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(a) of this section,
Page 9, Line 4the committee shall not report to the legislative council and shall not recommend legislation during the 2025 interim.
Page 9, Line 5(II) This subsection (5)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 9, Line 6SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-22.3-101, amend (3) as follows:
Page 9, Line 710-22.3-101. Opioid and other substance use disorders study
Page 9, Line 8committee - creation - members - purposes - repeal. (3) (a) The
Page 9, Line 9committee may meet up to six times per interim in the 2023
and 2025Page 9, Line 10
interimsPage 9, Line 11bills during each interim. Legislation recommended by the committee
Page 9, Line 12must be treated as legislation recommended by an interim committee for
Page 9, Line 13purposes of applicable deadlines, bill introduction limits, and any other requirements imposed by the joint rules of the general assembly.
Page 9, Line 14(b) By December 1, 2023,
and December 1, 2025,Page 9, Line 15shall make a report and a final report, respectively, to the legislative
Page 9, Line 16council created in section 2-3-301 that may include recommendations for legislation.
Page 9, Line 18SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-51.1-101, add (7) as follows:
Page 9, Line 1924-51.1-101. Pension review commission - repeal.
Page 9, Line 20(7) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the
Page 9, Line 21commission and the subcommittee shall not meet during the 2025
Page 10, Line 1interim and legislative members of the subcommittee are not
Page 10, Line 2required to attend the meetings and hearings specified in
Page 10, Line 3subsection (5) of this section during the 2025 interim. If a
Page 10, Line 4legislative member of the subcommittee attends a meeting or
Page 10, Line 5hearing specified in subsection (5) of this section during the 2025
Page 10, Line 6interim, the legislative member is not entitled to per diem
Page 10, Line 7compensation. The subcommittee is not required to comply with
Page 10, Line 8the review and reporting requirements set forth in subsection (4) of this section during the 2025 interim.
Page 10, Line 9(b) This subsection (7) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 10, Line 10SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-21-403, amend (2)(a)(I), (2)(d), and (2)(e) as follows:
Page 10, Line 1139-21-403. Legislative oversight committee concerning tax
Page 10, Line 12policy - creation - duties - report -repeal. (2) Duties. (a) (I) (A) The
Page 10, Line 13committee shall meet at least four times each year and at such other times as it deems necessary.
Page 10, Line 14(B) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(a)(I)(A) of this section,
Page 10, Line 15the committee shall not meet during the 2025 interim. This subsection (2)(a)(I)(B) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 10, Line 16(d) (I) The committee may recommend legislative changes that are
Page 10, Line 17treated as bills recommended by an interim legislative committee for
Page 10, Line 18purposes of any introduction deadlines or bill limitations imposed by the joint rules of the general assembly.
Page 10, Line 19(II) (A) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(d)(I) of this
Page 10, Line 20section, the committee shall not recommend legislation during the 2025 interim.
Page 10, Line 21(B) This subsection (2)(d)(II) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 11, Line 1(e) (I) On or before January 1 of each year, the committee shall
Page 11, Line 2submit, and make publicly available on its website, a report to the general
Page 11, Line 3assembly. The annual report must briefly summarize the study issues,
Page 11, Line 4recommendations considered, and any actions taken by the committee and
Page 11, Line 5the task force during the previous year. The report must comply with the
Page 11, Line 6provisions of section 24-1-136 (9). Notwithstanding section 24-1-136
Page 11, Line 7(11)(a)(I), the requirement in this section to report to the general assembly continues indefinitely.
Page 11, Line 8(II) (A) The committee shall not submit a report on or before January 1, 2026.
Page 11, Line 9(B) This subsection (2)(e)(II) is repealed effective, July 1, 2026.
Page 11, Line 10SECTION 13. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-26-802, amend (3) and (5) as follows:
Page 11, Line 1139-26-802. Sales and use tax simplification task force -
Page 11, Line 12creation - definitions - repeal. (3) (a) Starting in 2021, the task force
Page 11, Line 13shall meet at least eight times, with the first meeting occurring no later
Page 11, Line 14than July 16, 2021. Task force meetings shall be open to the public, and the task force shall solicit the testimony of the members of the public.
Page 11, Line 15(b) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (3)(a) of this section, the task force shall not meet during the 2025 interim.
Page 11, Line 16(II) This subsection (3)(b) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 11, Line 17(5) (a) No later than November 1, 2021, and no later than each
Page 11, Line 18November 1 thereafter, the task force shall make a report to the legislative
Page 11, Line 19council created in section 2-3-301 that may or may not include
Page 11, Line 20recommendations for legislation.
Page 12, Line 1(b) (I) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(a) of this section, the task force shall not make a report for the 2025 interim.
Page 12, Line 2(II) This subsection (5)(b) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
Page 12, Line 3SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-307, add (3)(d) as follows:
Page 12, Line 42-2-307. Compensation of members - reimbursement of
Page 12, Line 5expenses - definition - repeal. (3) (d) Notwithstanding this section
Page 12, Line 6or any other provision of law, a member of the general assembly
Page 12, Line 7who is appointed to a statutorily created interim committee is
Page 12, Line 8not entitled during the 2025 interim to per diem and travel
Page 12, Line 9expenses for attendance at a meeting of the interim committee
Page 12, Line 10during the 2025 interim, except for attendance at a meeting of
Page 12, Line 11the wildfire matters review committee created pursuant to
Page 12, Line 12section 2-3-1602, the water resources and agriculture review
Page 12, Line 13committee created pursuant to section 37-98-102, and the
Page 12, Line 14transportation legislation review committee created pursuant to section 43-2-145.
Page 12, Line 15SECTION 15. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1302, add (3) as follows:
Page 12, Line 162-3-1302. Capital development committee established. (3) The
Page 12, Line 17capital development committee shall not travel or take field trips during the 2025 interim.
Page 12, Line 18SECTION 16. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 legislative
Page 12, Line 19appropriation bill. (1) To implement this act, the total and general fund
Page 12, Line 20appropriations made to the legislative department in Senate Bill 25-188 for the 2025-26 state fiscal year are decreased by 292,488 as follows:
Page 12, Line 21(a) The total and general fund appropriations for use by the general assembly are decreased by $71,948;
Page 13, Line 1(b) The total and general fund appropriations for use by the
Page 13, Line 2legislative council are decreased by 124,294 and the related FTE is decreased by 1.6 FTE; and
Page 13, Line 3(c) The general fund appropriation for use by the committee on
Page 13, Line 4legal services is decreased by $96,246, and the related FTE is decreased by 1.3 FTE.
Page 13, Line 5SECTION 17. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
Page 13, Line 6determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
Page 13, Line 7preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
Page 13, Line 8the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.