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January 20, 2023 HB 23-1045
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 23-0652
Rep. Evans
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
January 20, 2023
House State Affairs
Clayton Mayfield | 303-866-5851
clayton.mayfield@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: EMPLOYEE LEAVE FOR COLORADO NATIONAL GUARD SERVICE
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill clarifies that members of the Colorado National Guard and United States
reserve forces are entitled to the equivalent of three weeks of leave from their
employers when called to service or for training. For the current FY 2022-23, state
and local workload is minimally increased. On an ongoing basis, state and local
expenditures may be minimally impacted.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary of Legislation
The bill provides that members of the Colorado National Guard or reserve components of the
United States armed forces are entitled to the equivalent of three weeks of leave from their employer
when called to service or for training. Current law describes the amount of military reserve leave as
15 days. Private employees are given the right to use any paid leave available to them, or to receive
leave without pay, if their duties require more than three weeks of leave. The three weeks are based
on the employee’s regular work schedule.
State Expenditures
Beginning in the current FY 2022-23, the bill minimally increases state workload and potentially
impacts expenditures. The Department of Personnel Administration will update rules, technical
guidance, and documentation used to coordinate military reserve leave benefits. Individual
departments will need to update time and leave tracking systems. Certain employees may receive
more or less compensated military reserve leave when their work week schedule does not equal
five days, causing a potential change in state expenditures for individual departments. Because
overall impact is expected to be minimal; no change in appropriations is required. Page 2
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Local Government
Similar to the state, local governments may have minimal workload and expenditure impacts from
the bill.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his signature.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties Human Services Labor
Military Affairs Municipalities Personnel
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.