Colorado 2022 2022 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1106 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 06/21/2022

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June 21, 2022  HB 22-1106  
 
 
 Legislative Council Staff 
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature 
 
Final Fiscal Note  
   
 
Drafting Number: 
Prime Sponsors: 
LLS 22-0588  
Rep. Neville 
  
Date: 
Bill Status: 
Fiscal Analyst: 
June 21, 2022 
Postponed Indefinitely  
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 would have legalized carrying a concealed weapon on school grounds. It 
would have minimally decreased state and local revenue and expenditures on an 
ongoing basis beginning in FY 2022-23. 
Appropriation 
Summary: 
No appropriation would have been required. 
Fiscal Note 
Status: 
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill. This bill was not enacted into law; therefore, 
the impacts identified in this analysis do not take effect. 
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 
This bill was postponed indefinitely by the House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs 
Committee on February 28, 2022. 
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.