Senate Bill 25-287

BY SENATOR(S) Michaelson Jenet, Cutter;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lindstedt, Duran, Joseph, Woodrow, McCluskie.

Concerning modification of the duties of the capitol building advisory committee.

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

SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-82-108, amend (3)(h)(I), (3)(h)(III), and (3.5)(c) as follows:

24-82-108.  State capitol building advisory committee - creation - duties - legislative declaration - repeal. (3)  Duties of the advisory committee. The advisory committee has the duties specified in subsections (3)(a) through (3)(i) of this section.

(h) Proposals for a gift or loan of art and memorials. (I)  Except as provided in subsection (3)(h)(II) of this section, all proposals involving the gift or loan of objects of art and memorials to be placed on a permanent or temporary basis in the state capitol building or on its surrounding grounds, in the public areas of the capitol building annex or on its surrounding grounds, or in the public areas of the legislative services building or on its surrounding grounds, and proposals for fund-raising efforts to place objects of art or memorials in the state capitol building or on its surrounding grounds, in the public areas of the capitol building annex or on its surrounding grounds, or in the public areas of the legislative services building or on its surrounding grounds shall be submitted to the advisory committee for evaluation. The advisory committee shall develop criteria and a procedure for such evaluations, which shall include consulting with knowledgeable advisors to assist in evaluating each object of art or memorial individually. The advisory committee shall evaluate all proposals submitted to the advisory committee and present recommendations resulting from the evaluations as follows:

(A)  Proposals involving the gift or loan of objects of art and memorials pertaining to all public areas of the state capitol building, including but not limited to the corridors, rotunda, lobbies, entrance ways, stairways, restrooms, porticos, steps, and elevators, all public areas of the capitol building annex, and all public areas of the legislative services building must be submitted to the capital development committee for approval. No such proposal shall proceed without the prior approval of the capital development committee.

(B)  Proposals involving the gift or loan of objects of art and memorials pertaining to the surrounding grounds of the capitol building bounded by Colfax avenue on the north, Grant street on the east, Fourteenth avenue on the south, and Broadway on the west, in the city and county of Denver, must be submitted to the capital development committee and the governor for approval. In addition, proposals involving the gift or loan of objects of art and memorials pertaining to the surrounding grounds of the capitol building annex or the surrounding grounds of the legislative services building must be submitted to the capital development committee and the governor for approval. No such proposal shall proceed without the prior approval of the capital development committee and the governor.

(III)  The advisory committee is authorized to direct the removal of any objects of art or memorials that are placed in the state capitol building or on its surrounding grounds, in the public areas of the capitol building annex or on its surrounding grounds, or in the public areas of the legislative services building or on its surrounding grounds that have not been submitted to the advisory committee for evaluation and approval pursuant to the criteria and procedure developed by the advisory committee pursuant to subsection (3)(h)(I) of this section. This subsection (3)(h)(III) does not apply to objects of art or memorials placed prior to the formation of the advisory committee.

(3.5) Items original to the state capitol building. (c)  The art, memorials, architectural fixtures, and furniture that isare original to the state capitol building, regardless of whether it isthey are part of the Colorado collection pursuant to subsection (3)(d) of this section, must remain in the state capitol building at all times; except that such items original to the capitol building may be temporarily removed from the capitol building for conservation, loan, exhibit, research, or disposition from time to time with the approval of the advisory committee.

SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.