Summary of Major Legislation Summary of 2025 Criminal Justice, Corrections, and Courts Legislation The Colorado General Assembly passed a variety of criminal justice, corrections, and court-related bills in 2025. The new laws made changes to forensic science, law enforcement, judges and municipal courts, prison pol... Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff Release date: 2025-06-12 Subjects: Courts & Judicial Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement General Assembly
Summary of Major Legislation Summary of 2025 Civil Law Legislation During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly passed a number of measures related to civil law. Specifically, the legislature updated policies about digital images, law enforcement whistleblower protection... Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff Release date: 2025-06-10 Subjects: Civil Law Courts & Judicial General Assembly
Consumer Data Privacy Policymakers, particularly at the state level, are increasingly focused on passing laws aimed at protecting consumers’ private data. Vast amounts of consumer data collected from online activity, along with the ability... Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff Release date: 2025-06-06 Subjects: Telecommunications & Information Technology
Summary of Major Legislation Summary of 2025 Information Technology Legislation Information technology (IT) continues to receive considerable attention from lawmakers in Colorado due to the responsibility of state government to disseminate information to the public and to maintain the integrity a... Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff Release date: 2025-06-06 Subjects: Telecommunications & Information Technology
Staff Publications Fiscal Note Reports (2025) Fiscal Note Data Reports show the fiscal impact of all legislation currently pending before the General Assembly at the 2025 session, based on the most recent Legislative Council Staff fiscal note. Updated reports wil... Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff Release date: 2025-06-04 Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes General Assembly State Revenue & Budget
HB25-1043 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Owner Equity Protection in Homeowners' Association Foreclosure Sales LONG TITLE: Concerning the protection of unit owners in relation to enforcement actions by unit owners' associations. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: State Government Business & Economic Development Housing SPONSORS: Rep. N. Ricks Rep. J. Bacon Sen. T. Exum
HB25-1013 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Department of Corrections Visitation Rights LONG TITLE: Concerning social visitation rights for a person confined in a correctional facility. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement SPONSORS: Rep. R. English Rep. J. Bacon Sen. J. Coleman Sen. T. Exum
HB25-1234 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Utility Consumer Protection LONG TITLE: Concerning consumer protection for utility customers. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Business & Economic Development Energy SPONSORS: Rep. N. Ricks Rep. J. Joseph Sen. F. Winter Sen. K. Wallace
HB25-1300 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Workers' Compensation Benefits Proof of Entitlement LONG TITLE: Concerning claimants' access to medical care in workers' compensation claims, and, in connection therewith, requiring an employer or the employer's insurer to use the division of workers' compensation's utilization standards and changing the... LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Health Care & Health Insurance SPONSORS: Rep. J. Willford Sen. C. Kipp
HB25-1108 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Prohibitions in Rental Agreements Due to Death LONG TITLE: Concerning limitations on residential rental agreement terms in the event of the death of an individual who is responsible for the payment of rent. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Housing Business & Economic Development SPONSORS: Rep. R. Weinberg Rep. J. Mabrey Sen. B. Kirkmeyer Sen. J. Bridges
HB25-1061 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Community Schoolyards Grant Program LONG TITLE: Concerning creating a grant program for the development of community schoolyards, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Local Government Education & School Finance (Pre & K 12) SPONSORS: Rep. R. Taggart Rep. J. Bacon Sen. J. Amabile Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
HB25-1223 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Capital Needs of Rural and Frontier Hospitals LONG TITLE: Concerning capital needs of rural and frontier hospitals, and, in connection therewith, directing the department of public health and environment to conduct a study and creating a task force to oversee the study. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Capital Construction Health Care & Health Insurance SPONSORS: Rep. D. Johnson Rep. M. Lukens Sen. R. Pelton Sen. D. Roberts
SB25-163 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Battery Stewardship Programs LONG TITLE: Concerning the establishment of battery stewardship programs for the disposal of certain batteries. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Natural Resources & Environment SPONSORS: Sen. L. Cutter Sen. M. Ball Rep. K. Brown Rep. R. Stewart
SB25-162 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Railroad Safety Requirements LONG TITLE: Concerning measures to increase railroad safety. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: State Government Transportation & Motor Vehicles SPONSORS: Sen. L. Cutter Sen. M. Snyder Rep. J. Mabrey Rep. E. Velasco
SB25-075 Bill | 2025 Regular Session License to Sell Vehicles Criminal Offense LONG TITLE: Concerning the motor vehicle dealer board's consideration of an individual's criminal convictions when issuing a license. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Labor & Employment SPONSORS: Sen. J. Gonzales Rep. C. Espenoza Rep. J. Bacon
SB25-017 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Measures to Support Early Childhood Health LONG TITLE: Concerning measures to support early childhood health by integrating early childhood health-care systems into communities. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Children & Domestic Matters SPONSORS: Sen. L. Cutter Sen. I. Jodeh Rep. J. Joseph Rep. Y. Zokaie
SB25-122 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Extending Organ & Tissue Donation Fund LONG TITLE: Concerning extending the Emily Keyes - John W. Buckner organ and tissue donation awareness fund indefinitely. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Public Health SPONSORS: Sen. J. Coleman Sen. C. Simpson Rep. J. Bacon Rep. R. English
SB25-167 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities LONG TITLE: Concerning the investment of state fund money to benefit Colorado communities, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Education & School Finance (Pre & K 12) State Government State Revenue & Budget SPONSORS: Sen. J. Amabile Sen. L. Frizell Rep. S. Bird Rep. M. Lukens
SB25-279 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates LONG TITLE: Concerning updates to the "Colorado Code of Military Justice". LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Military & Veterans SPONSORS: Sen. M. Ball Sen. B. Pelton Rep. M. Duran Rep. A. Hartsook
SB25-305 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Water Quality Permitting Efficiency LONG TITLE: Concerning the process by which the division of administration in the department of public health and environment issues permits relating to water quality, and, in connection therewith, making and reducing an appropriation. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Water Public Health SPONSORS: Sen. B. Kirkmeyer Sen. J. Bridges Rep. S. Bird Rep. R. Taggart
SB25-299 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Consumer Protection Residential Energy Systems LONG TITLE: Concerning measures to increase consumer protection in certain residential clean energy system transactions. LAST ACTION: 06/04/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Financial Services & Commerce Energy SPONSORS: Sen. K. Wallace Rep. K. Brown Rep. M. Soper
HB25-1245 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Improvement Projects in Schools LONG TITLE: Concerning HVAC infrastructure improvement projects in schools. LAST ACTION: 06/03/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Education & School Finance (Pre & K 12) State Government SPONSORS: Rep. S. Lieder Rep. E. Hamrick Sen. C. Kipp Sen. J. Danielson
SB25-275 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Nonsubstantive Relocation of Definitions in Colorado Revised Statutes LONG TITLE: Concerning the relocation of certain existing definitions in the Colorado Revised Statutes to aid the reader in ascertaining their applicability to the proper sections of law. LAST ACTION: 06/03/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: General Assembly SPONSORS: Sen. M. Ball Sen. M. Catlin Rep. S. Luck Rep. C. Espenoza
HB25-1274 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Healthy School Meals for All Program LONG TITLE: Concerning the healthy school meals for all program. LAST ACTION: 06/03/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: Fiscal Policy & Taxes SPONSORS: Rep. L. García Sen. D. Michaelson Jenet Sen. K. Wallace
HB25-1198 Bill | 2025 Regular Session Regional Planning Roundtable Commission LONG TITLE: Concerning the creation of a regional planning roundtable commission. LAST ACTION: 06/03/2025 | Governor Signed SUBJECTS: State Government Housing Local Government SPONSORS: Rep. M. Froelich Rep. K. Brown Sen. F. Winter
