HB 25-1113
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
HB 25-1113: LIMIT TURF IN NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Prime Sponsors:
Rep. Smith; McCormick
Sen. Roberts
Published for: House Ag., Water & Natural Res.
Drafting number: LLS 25-0513
Fiscal Analyst:
Josh Abram, 303-866-3561
josh.abram@coleg.gov
Version: Initial Fiscal Note
Date: February 3, 2025
Fiscal note status: The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill expands the current prohibition on nonfunctional turf to include residential property
used for apartment or condominium housing.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis:
Minimal Workload Local Government
Appropriations. No appropriation is required.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue $0 $0
State Expenditures $0 $0
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
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February 3, 2025 HB 25-1113
Summary of Legislation
Under current law, a local government is prohibited from using nonfunctional turf or invasive
plants in any new or redeveloped government property beginning January 1, 2026. This bill
expands the prohibition to include residential property used for apartment or condominium
housing. No later than January 1, 2028, local governments must enact or amend ordinances to
limit the installation of nonfunctional turf in for all residential real property.
State Expenditures
The Division of Local Government in the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) will have a minimal
workload increase to respond to requests for technical assistance, helping local governments to
assess compliance, organizing information presentations, and communicating best practices in
collaboration with other state agencies. The division must also update documents and
instruction materials in the division’s land development code template. These efforts do not
require new appropriations.
Local Government
Local governments will have an increase in workload to update codes and ordinances and to
incorporate the expanded prohibition into planning documents and the development approval
processes for apartment or condominium housing. Workload will also increase to update
planning and development documents and to enforce the prohibition on nonfunctional turf on
any new residential development.
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
Local Affairs Natural Resources
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.