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January 31, 2022 HB 22-1106
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0588
Rep. Neville
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
January 31, 2022
House SCMVA
Matt Bishop | 303-866-4796
Matt.Bishop@state.co.us
Bill Topic: CONCEALED HANDGUNS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☒ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☒ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill legalizes carrying a concealed weapon on school grounds. It minimally
decreases state and local revenue and expenditures on an ongoing basis beginning
in FY 2022-23.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary of Legislation
Current law prohibits a concealed carry permit holder from carrying a concealed handgun while on
the property of a public elementary, middle, junior, or high school. The bill repeals this restriction
and prohibits a local government from enacting such restrictions.
Comparable Crime Analysis
Legislative Council Staff is required to include certain information in the fiscal note for any bill that
creates a new crime, changes the classification of an existing crime, or creates a new factual basis for
an existing crime. The following sections outline data on crimes that are comparable to the offense in
this bill and discuss assumptions on future rates of criminal convictions resulting from the bill.
Prior conviction data. This bill creates a new factual basis for the existing offense of carrying a weapon
on school grounds by repealing the prohibition of carrying a concealed weapon on school grounds, a
class 6 felony. From FY 2018-19 to FY 2020-21, 28 people have been convicted and sentenced for this
offense. Of the persons convicted, 24 were male, and 4 were female. Demographically, 23 were White,
4 were Black/African American, and 1 was Hispanic. The fiscal note assumes that the bill will decrease
convictions of this crime by a minimal amount. Page 2
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State Revenue and Expenditures
Based on the assumptions above, this analysis assumes that there will be a minimal impact on state
revenue and expenditures. Under the bill, criminal fines and court fees, which are subject to TABOR,
may decrease by a minimal amount. Similarly, any decrease in workload and costs for the Judicial
Department, including the trial courts, Division of Probation, and agencies that provide
representation to indigent persons, and to the Department of Corrections, are assumed to be minimal
and no change in appropriations is required.
Local Government
Similar to the state, it is expected that any workload or cost decreases for district attorneys to prosecute
fewer offenses, or for county jails to imprison fewer individuals under the bill will be minimal. District
attorney offices and county jails are funded by counties.
Workload may increase in local governments in FY 2022-23 if they need to repeal existing regulations
in compliance with the bill. To the extent that those local governments are enforcing such regulations,
their expenditures may decrease on an ongoing basis.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his signature.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties District Attorneys Education
Information Technology Judicial Municipalities
School Districts Sheriffs
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.