Colorado 2024 2024 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1155 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 02/05/2024

                    Page 1 
February 2, 2024  HB 24-1155 
 
 
 
 Legislative Council Staff 
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature 
 
Fiscal Note  
  
 
Drafting Number: 
Prime Sponsors: 
LLS 24-0495  
Rep. Velasco 
Sen. Cutter  
Date: 
Bill Status: 
Fiscal Analyst: 
February 2, 2024 
House Ag., Water & Natural Res. 
Josh Abram | 303-866-3561 
josh.abram@coleg.gov  
Bill Topic: MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCIES  
Summary of  
Fiscal Impact: 
No fiscal impact. The bill makes technical changes to statutes related to the local 
and state response to wildland fires. The bill aligns statute with current practice and 
does not make substantive changes to policy or practice.  
Appropriation 
Summary: 
No appropriation is required. 
Fiscal Note 
Status: 
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill. 
Summary of Legislation 
This bill makes several changes to laws related to the emergency response for managing 
wildland fires. Notably, the bill: 
 specifies the ability of all fire response agencies to transfer management of a wildland fire to 
the county sheriff when a fire exceeds the capability of a fire response agency to manage; 
 repeals obsolete language requiring that emergency responses to wildfires adhere to a 
community wildfire protection plan, which is primarily a preventative planning document 
and not an emergency response tool; 
 provides flexibility to the Division of Fire Prevention and Control in the Department of Public 
Safety to determine when to use a unified command management strategy; and 
 repeals obsolete language referencing the division as the lead state agency for wildland fire 
response and suppression to align with the state emergency operations plan. 
Assessment of No Fiscal Impact 
The bill makes technical changes, removes obsolete provisions, and generally aligns statute with 
current practice related to the emergency response to wildland fires, and the role of state and 
local emergency response agencies. The bill will not change the expenditures or revenue of any 
state agency, local government, or local emergency response agency.  For these reasons, the bill 
is assessed as having no fiscal impact.  Page 2 
February 2, 2024  HB 24-1155 
 
 
 
Effective Date 
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming 
no referendum petition is filed. 
State and Local Government Contacts 
Counties        Law        Municipalities    
Personnel        Public Safety      Sheriffs    
Special Districts    
 
 
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 the General Assembly website.