HB 25-1181
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
HB 25-1181: CO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT S HARED RESERVE
Prime Sponsors:
Rep. Clifford; Pugliese
Sen. Weissman; Lundeen
Published for: House Judiciary
Drafting number: LLS 25-0002
Fiscal Analyst:
Clayton Mayfield, 303-866-5851
clayton.mayfield@coleg.gov
Version: Initial Fiscal Note
Date: February 19, 2025
Fiscal note status: The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill clarifies the status of the Colorado Rangers Law Enforcement Shared Reserve and the
Colorado Rangers.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis starting in
FY 2025-26:
Minimal State Revenue
Minimal State 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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Summary of Legislation
The bill clarifies statute regarding the Colorado Rangers Law Enforcement Shared Reserve
(CLER). The CLER is a statewide law enforcement agency, governed by a board with
representatives appointed by local governments that enter an intergovernmental agreement
regarding the use of the CLER. The bill acknowledges the current status of Colorado Rangers
serving with the CLER as peace officers with reserve police officer status whose duties are limited
by statue and who must be certified by the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board
in the Department of Law. The bill grants the CLER’s board authority to operate the CLER,
including policies and procedures to allow compensation of Colorado Rangers during
emergencies and the ability to accept gifts, grants, and donations. The bill removes references in
existing law to the Colorado Mounted Rangers and replaces these with references to the
Colorado Rangers. Finally, the CLER board is required to submit a sunrise application to the
POST Board by July 1, 2025, to determine if any change in peace officer status is necessary.
State Revenue
POST Board Cash Fund
To the extent that changes made by the bill requires more people to obtain POST certification to
serve as Colorado Rangers, the bill may increase revenue to the POST Board Cash Fund from
fees paid to acquire necessary peace officer certifications. This revenue is subject to TABOR. It is
assumed that most persons currently serving as Colorado Rangers already have necessary POST
certification, and any increase in state revenue is assumed to be minimal.
State Expenditures
Department of Law
The bill will increase workload in the Department of Law to ensure that both the CLER and the
Colorado Rangers comply with laws regarding peace officers, as well as for the POST Board to
conduct the peace officer status sunrise review required by the bill. Any increase in workload is
assumed to be minimal, and no change in appropriations is required.
State Law Enforcement Agencies
To the extent state law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Public Safety (CDPS)
and the Department of Corrections (DOC), use the CLER or the Colorado Rangers as a resource,
workload and expenditures may increase. These impacts are expected to be minimal, and if any
additional funding is required the fiscal note assumes it will occur through the annual budget
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Local Government
The bill increases workload to local entities to make the required appointments to the CLER
board. This workload is assumed to be minimal. In addition, to the extent policies adopted by
the board result in local governments compensating the Colorado Rangers, costs to these local
governments may increase.
To the extent the CLER receives gifts, grants, and donations, the CLER’s revenue will increase. No
source of gifts, grants, and donations have been identified at this time.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his
signature.
State and Local Government Contacts
Corrections
Judicial
Law
Public Safety
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.